I Need To Learn How To Fight!!!

[TMagic]

Hey guys. Magic here.

So as the thread title suggests, I need to learn how to fight. Growing up I was never taught by a father figure, though I doubt they would know very much anyway. Nor was I getting into many fights at all.

In fact, I have gotten into a whopping total of ZERO fights. I'm 26!!! Lol

Its not that someone wants to fight and I run away. There has literally not been a single time where a fight was headed my way. In school, I was the dude everyone was cool with. Nobody has a reason to fight me. Nor do I have an aggressive temperament to want to fight over dumb stuff.

In fact, I think most fights are started over dumb reasons (I live in this hood and you dont, you stepped on my shoes, you looked at my girl, you accidentally bumped into me in a CROWDED FREAKING CLUB, etc) and wonder what does fighting solve anyway?

Also, when my boys look like they are about to get into it in the club somewhere, I usually step in and tell him to let that crap go. I came to jump on the females and have a good time, not thrown out the club for fighting. After spending $20 at the door. Eff that. Lol

With all that being said, I still want to learn how to fight. I will still have the same mindset in regards to fighting. But if the day should ever arrive and I have to, I want to not only be confident. I want to seriously be able to hold my own.

My first thought was to take some mma classes. But there are many different styles under the mma umbrella. Then someone was telling me about Krav Maga which isnt even an MMA discipline. Supposedly just teaches survival tactics.

What I want to know is which discipline or combo of disciplines should I take to hold my own in real life situation. Im not interested in winning a competition. I want to know how to beat a guy down should he try to put hands on my girl, spit on me, jump my boy, threaten my family, etc.

Hell, I want to know how to take down a damn bouncer twice my size if I wanted to. Lol

So, any help with this and suggestions you all have would be, as always, appreciated.

Thank you for your time. Magic out.

[Gotmadskillzson]

Re: I Need To Learn How To Fight!!!

Boxing classes and lift weights....that is all you need. That MMA stuff will not work in a street fight.

[kehlis]

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Boxing classes and lift weights....that is all you need. That MMA stuff will not work in a street fight.

Isn't MMA pretty much street fighting minus the weapons? I don't see how boxing would be more effective than MMA?

Don't get me wrong, I know nothing about the specifics but that is always the way I viewed each.

[SPTO]

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Isn't MMA pretty much street fighting minus the weapons? I don't see how boxing would be more effective than MMA?

Don't get me wrong, I know nothing about the specifics but that is always the way I viewed each.

I have the same viewpoint, at least with the takedowns in MMA because standing up and just throwing punches is going to lead to getting taken down anyways. Might as well learn how to take someone to the ground and stretch em out.

[Beantown]

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Most people don't shoot for takedowns and arm-bars and muay-thai clinches and leg-locks and all of that in street fights. Most people stand there and throw punches.

[kehlis]

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Most people don't shoot for takedowns and arm-bars and muay-thai clinches and leg-locks and all of that in street fights. Most people stand there and throw punches.

Right, but isn't that covered with MMA?

[AUChase]

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Boxing you're guarenteed not to go to the ground. I've seen very few fights where someone didn't try getting on top of the other at some point. There is no middle man to keep a street fight competitive.. lol. Knowing how to grapple and getting good with your hands could help a lot.

My dude magic here is all ready in really good shape, which he forgot to mention. Look into an MMA program. I'm sure you have the resources to find a good one close by. If nothing else, its a good workout.

[SPTO]

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Most people don't shoot for takedowns and arm-bars and muay-thai clinches and leg-locks and all of that in street fights. Most people stand there and throw punches.

Good point though they often end up with both guys on the ground. I'm not saying one needs to learn all that fancy stuff. Maybe learn an arm bar and that's it.

A good understanding of boxing is a good base though. At least that way one can counter the other guy and then take the initiative.

[GAMEC0CK2002]

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What happens when said person(s) bring a knife or gun into the altercation?

[Gotmadskillzson]

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MMA only works in a controlled environment where you know for a fact a person isn't going to bite you and you know for a fact it will ONLY be a one on one fight. Either way, the best MMA fighters have a stand up game and know how to box anyway.

Doing submission moves on a street ? Not going to happen. The person will either bite the hell out of you or one his friends will stomp the hell out of you if you ever take it to the ground. On the ground is a place you don't ever want to be in a fight in a street fight. You stand a great chance of being kicked in the back or in the head by either his woman or by one of his friends.

That is why boxing is better in a street fight. Bob and weave and knock him out. Keep the fight standing at all times. In recent years I seen some guys who take MMA classes try that BS on the streets and ended up getting their butt whooped.

Triangle choke in a street fight ? Please they would bite your balls or your thigh. And that is if his GF or his friend don't start stomping on your face while you are on your back.

In the streets if you don't have a stand up, you will get destroyed. So might as well just learn boxing.

[Chrisksaint]

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Boxing would be useful if you're gonna fight someone and just want to beat the **** out of them. However if you want to avoid damage to yourself or it's a fight where someone got too angry and they need to calm down then I can see how MMA hold and what not would help.

From the little fights i've been in due to people being drunk in a club or someone getting overly angered about something stupid nothing I could have learned would have helped. One was just a few punches and another I put my friend in a hold, because he was drunk and accused the wrong person of some stuff.

I've pretty much accepted that at 5'7" 170lbs with still having my speed from sports for now that I can hold my own to not get pinned down and then run away. Real life isn't a movie, unless you're really talented in a particular area I don't see most people dealing with getting ganged up.

[Redacted01]

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What happens when said person(s) bring a knife or gun into the altercation?

He said he was still going to avoid fighting, but if it ever came to that. But your point is exactly why you don't get into fights. You never know who, or if someone has a friend behind him with a weapon.

But yea, I've never witnessed a fight that was just a boxing match, so avoid boxing. I mean, it could still be something worth doing just on the side, but it's not going to help you much. You will be tackled, you will be fighting on the ground, you need to know how to get back on the offensive in those situations.

GMSS, you make good points about boxing, but the fact of the matter is, someone is going to take you down in a fight. You could be the Mike Tyson of street boxing, but if your *** is tackled (and boxing doesn't exactly teach you how to defend that), you aren't going know what to do. And unless you have a great first punch and land it, you are in for trouble.

[Gotmadskillzson]

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I been in a fair amount of fights......I only fought 1 guy who tried to tackle me or take me down or wrestle with me. Every fight I been in other then that the guy was just swinging and straight boxing. Either way, if you know how to box, a guy comes charging in trying to tackle you. you just catch them with an upper cut, which I did to the guy who charged at me with his head down., he dropped to the ground.

Charging at a person who knows how to box for a take down is suicide. You drop that head low like that or just come rushing in period not covering your face, it's over, you will get tagged.

[slickdtc]

That's what I'm thinking, GMSS. Yeah if you get into it with someone whose trained in MMA they probably know how to rush you without ending up KO'ed. Boxing isn't just how to punch, but how to move. You can dodge a charging bull.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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GMSS hit it on the head.

Lift weights and hit the bag. Save that submission and ground attack stuff for the birds because like he said, the second you're on the ground and have them in a Sharpshooter or the "YES!" Lock, his boys will be coming in for the save.

What type of people did you hang out with when you were younger? I only ask because even without having a Father Figure to teach you(which isn't an excuse)you could at least learn from some of your friends/relatives how to do the basics such as knowing WHEN to move.

If you want the quick and easy way to learn how to fight, then here you go:

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