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Article #50: Self Defense And Street Fight Psychology

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






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