Here Are The Top 10 Reasons Why Men Get Hurt In
A Dangerous Situation, When Being Threatened Or When
They Are Involved In a Street Fight - And How To Make
Sure YOU Avoid Every One Of These Deadly Common Mistakes...
Mistake #1 - YOU PANIC OR HESITATE!
Have you ever noticed how many guys just FREEZE
on the spot when they are being threatened?
Of course you have.
Do you also know what happens next?
That's right ... they get HURT! Whenever someone
is in a dangerous situation, he will have DOZENS of
questions running through his head, like...
- Will this guy attack me?
- What should I do?
- What will he do NEXT?
- Does he have a friend waiting to ambush me?
- Does he have a knife?
- Am I in danger?
Because most guys don't have the EXPERIENCE to know
what to expect and what to do, a dangerous situation
takes them completely by surprise ... and they PANIC!
Instead of doing SOMETHING ... they do NOTHING!
They can't control the adrenaline rush, they
aren't sure how to respond, they lose focus ... and
they HESITATE!
If you don't ACT in that moment of TRUTH, I can
guarantee you 100% ... you'll get hit, injured and
end up in hospital!
Mistake #2 - YOU DON'T TAKE PRECAUTIONS
If someone is arguing with you, shouting at you
or insulting you, the first thing you MUST do right
away ... is to get your guard up!
I see it every week...
Someone is arguing over absolutely nothing, has
had too many beers and instead of being smart he just
ARGUES right back ... TURNING an already heated
situation into a dangerous threat!
In a potential fight ... most guys just DON'T TAKE
THE NECESSARY STEPS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES!
They do the exact opposite! They FUEL the argument
by PROVOKING the other guy back and behave overly
AGGRESSIVE to show how tough they are.
That's the WORST thing to do!
Instead, you should take a good DISTANCE, get
your GUARD up, assume the DEFENSIVE STANCE and use
"THE FENCE" to PROTECT YOURSELF!
Those are the RIGHT things to do!
If your opponent crosses the "Line In The Sand"
(gets too close to you), you will be PREPARED because
you TOOK the necessary PRECAUTIONS TO SHIELD YOURSELF
from a potential attack.
Mistake #3 - USING THE SUCKER-PUNCH
The most common attack on the street is the
"Sucker-Punch" or the "Haymaker". It's usually a huge
right-hand SWING or HOOK to the face.
Everybody uses it as a their first-strike choice,
and hardly anybody knows how to defend themselves
against it.
But it's a very BAD strike!
It is SLOW, PREDICTABLE and you WASTE a lot of
energy! If you miss your target, you will not only
have used up a lot of stamina and power ... you will
also be WIDE OPEN to a counterattack and be completely
thrown off BALANCE!
The ACCURACY is VERY LOW (!) as well, sitting
at nothing more than 5% ... meaning 1 in 20 Sucker-
Punches will hit it's target.
On top of that, you can pretty much see a
"Sucker-Punch" coming from 10 miles away.
If you want to hit someone ... the Sucker-Punch
SHOULD BE YOUR LAST OPTION!
Mistake #4 - PUNCHING WITH YOUR FIST ... INSTEAD OF YOUR PALM
The Street is different!
You are not in a gym, a dojo or in a ring. That's
why the RULES CHANGE! Your objective is to get out
of a potentially dangerous situation unharmed ...
as quickly as possible!
Sometimes, you may need to use your fists to
get there!
But if you MUST strike someone, NEVER use a clenched
fist to punch. ALWAYS USE A PALMSTRIKE!
The bottom half of your palm is SOLID BONE and
has a large surface area. When you hit your opponent's
head, jaw or nose ... you won't feel a thing while
he will be KNOCKED-OUT in an instant!
But your fist is made up of lots of small, individual
bones that break very easily ... your knuckles being
the most vulnerable! If you strike, it will be like
punching with individual fingers instead of a 1 WHOLE
BONE like your palm.
Also, ,ost guys just don't have that EXPERIENCE or
TRAINING to execute a punch properly! If you hit someone
hard enough with a fist to knock them down or knock
them out, you will most definately BREAK your hand!
A palmstrike is easy to use, does just as much
damage as a traditional punch and KEEPS YOU from
injuring your hand!
Mistake #5 - THINKING IT TAKES MUSCLE & SIZE TO WIN A FIGHT
The BIGGEST misunderstanding in our society is
to think that you need BIG MUSCLES to *win* a fight.
Let me clarify this once and for all:
In a potential fight, the single most important
element is SPEED! The bigger you are and the more
muscles you have ... the SLOWER you'll become.
I'll give you an example...
BRUCE LEE!
Now this guy was built like a ripped toothpick:
He could amass an INCREDIBLE POWER behind all his
strikes ... and execute them at LIGHTNING-SPEED!
There was no way you could catch him, block
any of his strikes or land a hit. He was just
TOO FAST.
I still see so many guys beefing up because
they THINK they'll get the extra advantage ...
whereas they do more harm than good.
Being STRONG doesn't mean you can hit hard.
In fact, most punches, kicks and takedowns will
only become powerful if EXECUTED PROPERLY!
That's why TECHNIQUE & SPEED is the LETHAL
COMBINATION in a fight! You won't only be able
to strike faster than your opponent can react ...
one hit will be SO POWERFUL it will hurt like
getting hit by a truck!
Mistake #6 - NOT BEING PROFESSIONAL
If you are in a situation where your safety
(or your LIFE!) is at risk, you MUST be professional
and can't let your emotions, anger, frustration or
ego take over.
In those 60 SECONDS before a potential fight, you
need to do EVERYTHING by the book and STAY FOCUSED!
Nobody will cut you any slack, you MUST be professional
or you will get hurt!
But most guys don't make the RIGHT DECISIONS in these
situations...
1) They find it too akward to just walk away or
think they must stand up for themselves when there
is no need for it.
2) They use force when they don't have to ... or they
don't use it when they should!
Being professional is what ultimately keeps you
out of harms way and allows you to walk away with a
few scratches ... or leaves you with a bruised face
and broken bones.
Mistake #7 - THINKING YOUR BLACK BELT WILL PROTECT YOU
Guys who have been practicing a Martial Art will
fall in the same trap very quickly:
FEELING INVINCIBLE!
I see this in a lot of Martial Artists, especially
with new students who haven't had a lot of REAL fighting
experience.
Dojos and Martial Art Schools used to be GREAT
places to learn effective Self Defense ... but
unfortunately not anymore.
Most have turned into Belt-Factories with only
a single purpose: Making you stay a member as LONG
as possible and extracting AS MUCH MONEY along the
way as they can.
You will rise through the ranks very quickly,
even though you might not have reached the necessary
standard to qualify. As long as you pay the fees,
you'll get what you want.
Obviously, you must learn an entire ARSENAL (!)
of techniques, moves and takedowns that are completely
NECESSARY ... to make you keep coming back and pay up.
If you are able to defend yourself on the street
when the shit really hits the fan isn't a TOP PRIORITY
AS IT SHOULD BE!
You will learn a lot of "junk" and "filler" material
that are too complicated, confusing and not even
necessary. But it keeps FUELING your ego, BOOSTS your
confidence and makes you BELIEVE you are now a real
fighting-machine.
Oh boy, this will get you in so much trouble and
danger most guys are too BLIND to see it.
Even if you have a black belt ... YOU HAVEN'T
BEEN PREPARED PROPERLY FOR THE STREET!
Your first objective on the Street isn't to fight
like the Martial Art Philosophy teaches you ... it's
to FIND A WAY OUT 'WITHOUT' using violence first!
Just because you have been practicing martial arts
and have been taught how to fight doesn't mean you can
defend yourself on the street!
Those are TWO very different things!
Mistake 8 - ALLOWING YOURSELF TO BE BULLIED
Getting bullied is one of the most FRUSTRATING
things if you don't know what to do about it.
But here's where the problem lies:
If people bully you ... it's YOUR fault! A bully
has not just singled you out because he doesn't like
you or is jealous.
That's just a motive or a reason for someone to
bully you ... but it's not the TRIGGER!
What gives a bully the go ahead is YOU ALLOWING IT
TO HAPPEN!
Bullies only single a certain TYPE of person out
they are jealous about or want to pick on for whatever
reason.
But it's because people see you as an EASY TARGET
that won't fight back! It doesn't just happen at
random ... You ALLOW yourself to be such a victim!
It's that perception that can make your life
FEEL miserable. It's when you don't have what I call
"The Willingness To Fight" or "Cocky Confidence" that
KEEPS bullies AWAY from you!
If you ever got bullied, picked on or someone has
taken advantage of you ... then we need to work on
this right away!
Mistake #9 - NOT KNOWING EXACTLY WHAT TO DO IN A FIGHT
Most people don't have a mental GAMEPLAN
when they have no other option but to fight.
If you don't know PRECISELY what to do next in
a dangerous situation, you will get hurt.
But because most people don't have a CLEAR,
STEP-BY-STEP GAMEPLAN in their head that describes
EXACTLY what to do ... they panic, freeze, hesitate
... and end up with a banged up face.
That's why you ALWAYS have to be one step
ahead of your opponent who wants to harm you.
It's not enough to just KNOW all the various
strikes, kicks and takedowns you 'COULD' use in
a fight.
If you have too many options but no PLAN or
DIRECTION where to take this fight ... everything
you know and have practiced will become useless.
you MUST know where you are going in a fight
and what to do next ... or you'll be toast!
Mistake 10 - NOT GETTING HELP
This is the biggest mistake of all.
This is the mistake that keeps most men from
EVER being able to defend themselves on the street
and in dangerous situations.
I know, guys don't like to make themselves look
weak or helpless. We don't like to ask for help.
Hey, I've been there myself.
Let me tell you a little about me and how I
figured out the best ways to defend myself out
there...
About seven years ago I became fed up with my
martial arts school and all the B.S. around it.
I was so sick and tired of seeing students
being taught what is best for the DOJO ... not
what is best for the student.
So I quit!
One night I was out with a friend, and I saw two
guys arguing, pushing each other's chest and finally
starting to fight. One guy got steamrolled, the other
had a broken nose.
...and they were arguing because they looked at
each other funny. Great!
I can still remember that night...right then and
there I made the decision to do whatever it took to
learn the most effective ways of self defense!
Not just the best techniques, moves and takedowns
to knock a guy out instantly ... but absolutely
everything that gets a person out of harms way.
Well, after a lot of hard work and trying all
kinds of crazy things, I finally figured it all
out.
I can not only give a guy the beating of his life
if I really have to ... I can also walk into ANY
room and make even the biggest and toughest guy
think he better not mess with me. And the best part,
I don't even have to use my fists to do that.
It has been a very rewarding experience. I no
longer feel that sick, insecure feeling... like I
must fear for my safety when I get approached by
a mean looking jerk or drunk on the street ...and
I might end with blood all over me.
I know that anytime, anywhere, I can go out and
feel 100% safe!
I've written a book on the topic, and I've done
seminars on both coasts of the United States...
and taught tens of thousands of men all around the
world.
...But the REALLY GREAT news is that I now
publish a free email newsletter three times a week
that teaches guys how to defend themselves on the
street ... with or without using force!
It's free, I'll never share your address with anyone,
and you can easily remove yourself anytime with no
hassles (and no, I'll never pull any of these tricks
where I send you a bunch of unwanted junk email when
you try to remove yourself).
Of course, it even gets better than that...
In addition to my free email newsletter, I also
have a killer downloadable eBook that you can
download right away and be reading it in literally
MINUTES from right now.
It's JAM PACKED with dozens and dozens of
specific strategies for taking down an attacker,
neutralizing threats, dealing with bullies,
effective striking techniques, and how to make
sure everybody thinks TWICE before they want to mess
with you.
Chamakhe Maurieni is a self-defence expert and a Black belt 1st Dan in Shito-ryu Karate,and Japanese Judo.
He is the author of the book-FACEBOOK IS DECEPTION,available on the smashwords online bookstore
