Posted on 08/14/2008 8:03:03 AM PDT by yankeedame
No such thing as a fair fight outside the ring
Stay off the ground if at all possible
Keep your hands and arms up
Be unorthodox
If he can't see you, he can't hurt you
Distance is a good thing
I carry. Works great. Yes, I played in the arts for years but nothing beats a firearm when confronted by a mob or a gang other than making sure to stay out of those types of areas. Self defense techniques are for when you can’t get to your firearm. If you don’t need a firearm then you don’t neeed to fight. Walk away.
my thought exactly(except mine is a glock 19 9mm)...but, I do keep a phillips head screwdriver between my front seat and the console in my car (since I read most rapes/attacks occur in the front seat of a vehicle)
Another thing to remember (hat tip to my sensei) and especially to the women that might be depending on the groin kick:
More than once! Continue to kick the groin until the attacker is incapacitated; when he throws-up, kick him again!
Draw, point, shoot.
-bflv-
I would add one more step:
Draw, point, shoot, shoot again.
Just hang a bar of soap around your neck. That will scare them off.
A friend of mine got into a fight with some big guy, and got his nose broken in the process. He blew the blood into his hand and threw it in the big guy’s face, temporarily blinding him. My friend took advantage and beat Hell out of the guy.
Lesson One: Use ANYTHING you have in a fight.
Lesson Two: Don’t pick a fight with my friend.
You are much less likely to damage your hand doing this and you can knock a large man out by snapping his head back. As a bonus, he may have his tongue between his teeth when you strike and biting the end of your tongue off will take the fight out of most anybody.
Regards,
GtG
PS This is a "last ditch" tactic, save it for when things get "up close and personal", when you're close enough to smell him. He who resorts to fighting dirty first will win.
PPS Rule number one - There are no rules!
That's true. So what's the moral of the story. DON'T GET IN THE CAR. I've told my wife to never stop attacking until she is unable to do so before getting in the car. In other words, die trying because you are almost sure to die (or worse) if get in the car.
Should someone force their way into your car while you're in there have a knife handy (unless you have your firearm within reach - NOT in the glove box or under the seat). Stab inside the perps thigh and twist. You might get lucky and clip the femoral artery and your attacker will bleed to death. There are other spots with the same effect like inside the upper arm or jugular, but the thigh is a much larger target. If all else fails and you are driving crash the car or try to cause a crash if not. Otherwise you are dead meat.
They forgot the most important rule of self-defense: Do not enter situations where self-defense may be necessary. Ladies, don’t show skin or tight clothes in places where you will get unwanted attention (you know exactly what I mean, don’t play fashion with me). Men, don’t push conversations where someone is obviously looking for confrontation (come on, we are egocentric creatures).
If the aggressor(s) stand up, you sit down or back away. If they close, defend yourself. If they flash weapon(s) and close in on you, or follow you, pull your concealed .45ACP and empty your clip into the armed aggressor. Reload and retreat. The goal is escape, not to ‘kill em all.’. Hopefully, the unarmed aggressors will be sober and clear enough to not want to also be full of holes. Which would be good for you, since you only carry two full clips.
>>I would add one more step:
Draw, point, shoot, shoot again>>
I would add yet another two.
Draw, point, shoot until armed aggressor is down, reload, retreat, repeat for each armed aggressor as needed.
These suggestions - especially retreating on a diagonal - can buy you the time and opportnity to get out of alive and physically undamaged.
If you find yourself in the middle of a fair fight, your stategy and tactics suck.
> I do keep a phillips head screwdriver between my front seat and the console in my car (since I read most rapes/attacks occur in the front seat of a vehicle)<
#1 Drive with your doors locked. Does it have at least a six inch blade? If not trade it in for a larger one.
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