Can anybody give me tips and strategy to win a fight?

Improvise.

Walking away works for me. Being called a chicken is better than living with the fact I killed someone. But I have my CCW permit and there are some extra responsibilities that come with carrying a lethal weapon.

Why would you want to fight?

Okay, but I need more information on him. How big is he? Does he have any experience? Drinker?

Walking away from a fight is much cooler than getting your ass kicked.

If you really feel like hurting someone (because that is such a mature solution to all life’s problems), take karate or another martial art.

Walking away from a fight might only make things worse for him in the long run; he could be pegged as a coward and bullied accordingly.

Fighting is the last option. If you are forced to fight to defend yourself, some of the following may help:

1, Do not try to box. Your primary objective is to disable your opponent as soon as possible; boxing takes too long.
2. Wait until your opponent throws a punch, then step INSIDE his reach.
3. Use an elbow to the face or an open hand in a “V” shape to the neck. These are almost always sufficient to disable.
4. Try to keep enough distance between you and your opponent so that when he punches, he over-extends himself. As soon as he does, step INSIDE his reach.
5. In the event your opponent grapples with you, use sharp jabs of curled fingers to just below the jawline, the solar plexus, the eyes, the groin, untill he lets go. Then jump away, and then immediately back inside his reach with another blow to the neck or head.
6. When you punch or thrust, always aim for a point BEHIND your opponent’s body. For example, when you strike at the neck, aim at the BACK of the neck THROUGH the front. This adds great impact to your strikes.

If you follow these few rules, you will be miles ahead of most other people your age. But your very best option is to refuse to fight. Fighting is the last resort, and seldom accomplishes anything.

No one ever expects a quick jab to the throat. They’re always looking for that big swing knock out punch. No matter how big the person is, a quick jab right in the throat will leave them gasping for air and leave you many other options.

But like others said, stay away from fighting.

Well, when I had to defend myself against someone much bigger trying to hurt me as a 12 year old, I threw myself into him hard, like in football, then I drove my left heel into his right Achilles tendon and when he bent over in pain to grab his ankle, I right-hooked him in the nose as hard as I could, then I ran away. He was apparently in too much pain to lunge or grab at me.

If this fight is not a sporting event, the only rule is to end the fight quickly. Attack the joints or exposed bones. Knee, elbow, ankle, collar bone or wrist—you bust one of them and the other guy stops.

Potentially lethal pain points are the throat, temple, eyes, nose, armpits, solar plexis, groin and kidneys.

You’re 5’ 4”, light weight and you feel the need to ask advice from strangers about how to fight… you’d better practice your diplomacy so that the other guy decides to “walk away” from a fight—and so that you don’t goad him into starting one, or start it yourself. (There is no shame in “walking away”; that’s not “running”, which is another matter entirely.)

I’d have attempted to give advice similar to @CaptainHarley,‘s but he’s had professional training, and he knows more than I do. You don’t want to be thinking about tactics in a fight; you want to think about not getting hit flush yourself, if you can avoid it (one blow could take you down or out), but disabling or hurting the other guy so that he refuses to continue, or simply cannot.

just remember to S.I.N.G:

Solarplex (the gut)
Instep (foot)
Nose
Groin

Punch him in the gut, stomp on his foot as hard as you can, thrust the heel of your palm upwars on his nose hopefully breaking it, and finally knee him in the groin. Hopefully You will be able to do all of this very fast after the first punch.

P.S I can’t take credit for this. It was all Gracie Lou Freebushes idea from Miss Congeniality.

@desiree333 – So I S.I.N.ned instead, instinctively. How about that?

To quote Einstein—“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the the universe”

Fighting solves absolutely nothing.

Also, to point out the obvious, you’re short, lightweight, asking people on the internet how to fight, and your name is xboxfan. Fighting probably isn’t the best idea. To each his own I guess.

If it comes to grappling range, remember that the teeth in the front part of your mouth are specially designed for the carnivorous half of omnivory. Especially good if you find yourself close to the face and neck, which have a generally lower pain tolerance than the rest of the body.
Try to avoid bone.

@Parrappa Sometimes the other guy doesn’t care about the effectiveness of fighting as a means for conflict resolution: you gawked at him (or he thinks that you gawked at him), so he is honor-bound to beat the daylights out of you. It’s a good idea to be able to manage that outcome.

I’d go for the balls immediately. Kick em’ hard.

Don’t punch the face, you would probably only hurt yourself. Go for the softer areas not protected by bones.

defend don’t attack !!

then throw yourself on the ground.

The stratagy is NOT to fight, be a peaceful warrior.

IF a fight is unavoidable only do what you must to defend yourself.

True strength is about diplomacy and mediation not violence.

I’m partial to Bas Rutten.

I am getting too old to fight. I just place 2 to the chest and 1 to the head.

The very best strategy is, of course, to avoid the situation in the first place. Not looking like a target also helps. I imagine that the thinking behind animal attack survival tips might go a long way here.

@Coloma Is that “meditation” or “mediation”?

@Nullo

Mediation, but guess you could combine the two for optimum results. lol

I’m 6’ and 140 pounds and wear glasses and I like beer. Seriously ignore the people telling you to fight. Walk the fuck away and mumble about how beating a tiny nerd makes you look like a pussy in-front of the people you are trying to impress.

I have said “I know you can kick my ass, You look bad if you do.” Lots of times.

@ All. I don’t wanna fight anybody. But im just saying that just in case somebody wants to fight me.

Throw the first punch. And then do what the legend that is @CaptainHarley recommends above.

@xboxfan “But I’m just saying that just in case somebody wants to fight me.”

It makes sense and it’s inevitable if you go to public school. There are some good pointers here. I’d print this thread if I were you. Something else that really worked for me in high school was accusing the “attacker” of being gay.

This guy used to just tease me and hit my back (lightly) in class. He was just a prick. So one day, I said, “dude are you gay or something? You keep messing with me!” And he got all defensive and never bothered me again. Might not work for you, but it did for me.

<<sigh>> Just hit him really hard in the back of the neck. I got knocked out that way.

Pat him on the back, say something nice, and walk away. That’s a whole lot more mature than fighting and you’ll be the bigger person.

And now a song to lighten the mood :P

@xRIPxTHEREVx

Easy to say, not so easy to do when the other guy takes a swing at you.

@ all. This kid wants to fight me over a girl. no lie.. What do I do?

Kick him in the ding-ding. Fights aren’t meant to be fair.

@xboxfan the first thing you have to do is declaim “ownership” of the girl. She’s a free agent, yes? She’s where she wants to be. His complaint might be with her choice (you might have to defend her right to make that choice, but you don’t have to fight—that’s your choice).

If you wronged her and that’s what he wants to punish you for, well, you should have already apologized to her.

If you can’t avoid the fight, then take @CaptainHarley‘s excellent advice: aim for soft or vulnerable body parts that hurt, cripple and disable—eyes, throat, insteps of feet, knees (kicks from the side can be crippling, since knees only bend one way)—and protect yourself. You can’t afford a long fight with your size disadvantage.

A retired soldier once told me that in a fight, the best defence is the best offence. If he is serious about trying to hurt you and he makes a move toward you, try to make the first move before he attacks you. Attack his weak areas such as his stomach, eyes, nose and groin. A jab to the eyes can be very stunning and surprising. Once he is stunned, get something heavy in your hand(chair, brick , wood etc) and smash your opponent until he cant recover. Trick is to surprise and stun the opponent…..then he is at your mercy.

@aprilsimnel Sounds good!

@cornbird

This is true, if you’re in combat, but in civilian life there’s this problem called “excessive force.” If you use more than necessary force to subdue your opponent, you could be arrested for it. In addition, letting your opponent throw the first punch as two advantages: it gives you insight into his approach to fighting so you can adapt your own approach to counter his, and it lends credence to explanations you may need to make to the powers that be that you didn’t start the fight.

I’ve managed to get a lot of mileage out of explaining the situation to the correct authority figure before it got out of hand. You might try the same. If nothing else, it will firmly cement the benefit of the authority’s doubt in your favor when it comes time to assign blame.

@CaptainHarley Great advice….thats true..but by making the first move you will have the upper hand on the opponent. My best strategy is to bite him before he bites you.

@cornbird If he makes the first move, he could get in trouble at school… unless they meet somewhere to fight which would be stupid.

@xboxfan Sometimes it helps to get crazy to avoid a fight. So, you might try “puffing your chest” and yelling and threatening. Some people will back down if you’re convincing enough. Animals do this all the time in nature (cobras, cats, lizards, birds, etc.)

@silverfly

LOL! In nature it’s called a dominance display, and since there’s a girl involved, it makes it even more “natural!” : D

@CaptainHarley Haha! I didn’t think about that. We are such animals.

@silverfly

Well, I’ve been known to be a bit of an animal in my time! : D

@silverfly Some schools don’t care who hit 1st. If you hit at all, then you get it trouble.

@ all. thanks. I should just not try to fight him