| Let's speak about the psychological aspect of | | | | |
| a street collision. You should differentiate | | | | If you cannot do that and you know you will |
| two items. You must realize, whether your | | | | be attacked inevitably, you should act |
| fight is a result of a usual domestic | | | | quickly, harshly and be the first with attack |
| conflict, or you are attacked by a robber, | | | | actions. Lots of things depend on who starts |
| killer or bandit. Your actions will flow | | | | the battle first. This is the main |
| depending on these circumstances. | | | | distinction of a street fight. When you train |
| | | | in the sports gym, it is not important at all |
| If it is an everyday domestic conflict that | | | | who will attack first. Both fighters are |
| happens in the street (someone pushed you or | | | | ready to attack and defense. |
| your leg, disturbed the queue order etc.), | | | | |
| you should not use your fighting knowledge | | | | It is not the same thing in the street fight. |
| and skills to put your opponent out of | | | | Opponents rarely stand at the certain stances |
| action. | | | | (as in the sport gym) and are situated in |
| | | | close distance quite often. In other words, |
| As a rule, all these conflicts occur because | | | | they are in the hitting zone of each other. |
| of trifles, and you need to behave normally | | | | Hence, a person who starts his attack first |
| in this case, let's say naturally. When this | | | | has a huge advantage. Attack here means just |
| conflict happens, no one wants to fight | | | | the most harsh and strong action and not the |
| actually, but just gets rid of the negative | | | | expressive gestures at usual domestic |
| energy that was accumulated. | | | | conflict. |
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| Those who express harshly their negative | | | | I always feel awkward when I am forced to |
| reaction are not dangerous at all in most | | | | come into such conflict. When I see a person |
| cases. He will threaten you, make expressive | | | | standing in front of myself and offending me, |
| gestures, grab you with iron fingers but | | | | I feel ashamed for this conflict that |
| nothing more will happen. This is nothing but | | | | occurred. This person cannot be dangerous for |
| the pose which does not contain real threat | | | | me, he is completely defenseless. |
| at all. However, there are exceptions in this | | | | |
| case too. You must define at once who is | | | | I know that I can put him out of action in a |
| dangerous and who is not. | | | | moment, but my consciousness does not let me |
| | | | do that. As we see, such clashes that happen |
| I would like to precise one thing. Though | | | | in shops, public transport, streets etc are |
| laws and principles of a hand-to-hand | | | | not the fight itself, but just an everyday |
| fighting are the same, a sports battle in a | | | | conflict. |
| gym differs greatly from that one happened in | | | | |
| the street. If you are calm when fight in a | | | | Real fight happens when your enemy or enemies |
| sports gym and don't worry about fatal | | | | are certain in their superiority over you. |
| injury, you will be extremely nervous when | | | | For example, it may be numerical advantage, |
| come across your real enemy in the street. | | | | force advantage or armament advantage. |
| You won't fight according to rule (as you do | | | | |
| in the sports gym), you need to act most | | | | So, I strongly recommend to you: try to avoid |
| quickly and cruelly sometimes for your | | | | street fight at any cost. If you see you are |
| effective self defense. | | | | about to be attacked, you need to act most |
| | | | quickly and harshly. You must always remember |
| The psychological aspect plays a very | | | | that if your enemy is eager to fight with |
| important role in the street scuffle. You | | | | you, he is sure in his superiority. If he is |
| must prevent your enemy's attack or take the | | | | alone and is not too strong or high, but |
| lead over him. Therefore, I advise you on no | | | | still wants to fight, it means most likely |
| account not to start fighting if you see you | | | | that he is either armed with the weapon or |
| can avoid it. | | | | instructed of some martial art. |