How to (mentally) prepare myself for a fight? *updated*

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JohnnyRockets

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Make sure before the fight to extend your hand in a gesture of goodwill...BUT when he accepts your gesture kick him in the face. They always fall for that!
 
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Originally posted by: JohnnyRockets
Make sure before the fight to extend your hand in a gesture of goodwill...BUT when he accepts your gesture kick him in the face. They always fall for that!

When you said 'face' you really meant 'testicles', didn't you?
 

isaacmacdonald

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Originally posted by: Krassus
First off, a little background. I'm 20, 177lbs and 15% body fat. I've been into bodybuilding for nearly 8 months, so i'm in pretty good shape. I'm fairly certain that i can knock someone out with one good punch, as i'm rather strong. I also do high intensity cardio 4 times weekly, so my endurance is pretty good.

My opponent is a guy who works with a friend of mine. He's smaller than me, in his mid to late 30's. He probably has more experience than me, especially since i've never been in a real fight - few scuffles, but they all got broken up quickly. But he's smaller, weaker and a smoker.

Why do i wanna fight him? Because he's going around and saying he can kick my ass. Why does he wanna kick my ass? Because he's jealous of me. Why does he think he can? He doesn't. Some of you will say that that's no reason to fight someone, and you'd be right. But i'm sick and tired of him and i want to make him bleed. End of story. It's going to happen.

So what should i do to prepare myself for a fight? I've got a bunch of UFC videos that i'm definitely gonna watch over. I think i have the physical aspect down, but i'm not sure about the mental. How important is it to remain absolutely calm during a fight? Because i know that i'll get an adrenaline rush, which i guess could be used to my advantage.

Also, does anyone have ideas on how i should start it? Should i pick out a moment when he doesn't expect it and use it to my advantage, or ask him to step outside? And should i try some good ol streetfighting, or perhaps i should use my very limited wrestling skills to try to pin him to the ground and give him some nice elbow shots?


grats. you are teh winnar.

I hope this is a joke.
 
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Originally posted by: BurnItDwn
hmm ... massive amounts of vodka and beer always make me want to fight.

And when you say 'fight' you really mean 'puke on yourself and pass out', don't you?
 

isaacmacdonald

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Originally posted by: FallenHero
haha. This is funny. "Im so and so big, blah blah blah".

I'm 6'4", 220 and hardly any fat. I had a teacher in HS that was 5'6", 160. He didnt look it, but he was a former boxer. Picked up 100 pound dumbbells like they were nothing, and could throw a lightning quick punch. I would NEVER EVER FIGHT HIM. EVER! NEVER! EVER!
But he didnt look like he could fight.

That being said, I dont get into fights. Whats the point? What does it prove?

it proves that you are teh winnar.

in all seriousness, I agree completely. What kind of grown person seeks fights because "he's jealous of me". WTF is wrong with this guy. How about a little something I like to call speech? Jesus christ, I hate the neanderthal thump him on his head conflict resolution technique,
 

Binar

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Originally posted by: Krassus
First off, a little background. I'm 20, 177lbs and 15% body fat. I've been into bodybuilding for nearly 8 months, so i'm in pretty good shape. I'm fairly certain that i can knock someone out with one good punch, as i'm rather strong. I also do high intensity cardio 4 times weekly, so my endurance is pretty good.

My opponent is a guy who works with a friend of mine. He's smaller than me, in his mid to late 30's. He probably has more experience than me, especially since i've never been in a real fight - few scuffles, but they all got broken up quickly. But he's smaller, weaker and a smoker.

Why do i wanna fight him? Because he's going around and saying he can kick my ass. Why does he wanna kick my ass? Because he's jealous of me. Why does he think he can? He doesn't. Some of you will say that that's no reason to fight someone, and you'd be right. But i'm sick and tired of him and i want to make him bleed. End of story. It's going to happen.

So what should i do to prepare myself for a fight? I've got a bunch of UFC videos that i'm definitely gonna watch over. I think i have the physical aspect down, but i'm not sure about the mental. How important is it to remain absolutely calm during a fight? Because i know that i'll get an adrenaline rush, which i guess could be used to my advantage.

Also, does anyone have ideas on how i should start it? Should i pick out a moment when he doesn't expect it and use it to my advantage, or ask him to step outside? And should i try some good ol streetfighting, or perhaps i should use my very limited wrestling skills to try to pin him to the ground and give him some nice elbow shots?

The most important question is: what is he smoking cigarettes .pipe or cigars
What brand? How many a day? I need to tell me how fast he can finish his smoke? if he smokes cigarettes is he smoking box or regular?
I need this to be answered before giving you any advice.
 

NikPreviousAcct

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Originally posted by: jjyiz28
hey krassus, i want some pix of his face afterwards. hehehhe

Of what?? a smiling face looking down at a leaky piece of meat that used to be Krassus? Priceless.
 

nan0bug

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I've been in my fair share of fights, and I have a few tips of my own.

Walk up to him in an area with a FEW other people (this is for your safety as well as his. Those people will keep you both from beating each other up too much), and tell him in unkind words that you don't appreciate him running his mouth. Tell him if he so much as opens his mouth to talk back, you're going to stomp a mudhole in his a$$ and that if he knows whats best, he'll turn around and walk away.

At this point you are in control. What you do here will decide the outcome. If he turns to walk away, call him a b!tch, tell him to keep his mouth shut or next time he might not get the opportunity to -walk- away, and leave it at that. If he makes the slightest offensive gesture, like even opening his mouth, punch him swiftly (NOT a power blow, just a swift jab - Too much power and you can kill the guy) in the sternum or throat. Congrats. You just won the fight. From this point it's pretty self explanatory. Hes gasping for air. Punch him a few times to prove your point. Just make sure he's on the ground. Then, walk away as if you beat the crap out of people for a living. I highly doubt he'll come back for more, especially if every time you see him you act like you're going to hit him and make him flinch.
 

virtuamike

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If you're gonna fight, end it fast without causing any permanent damage (lots of pain, no side effects) because you never know how lawsuit-happy these guys are. My 2 fights I got out of with 1 move each. First fight was a punch to the bridge of the nose (right between the eyes), guy forgot about the fight and I left him holding his nose. 2nd fight the guy came at me and I gave him a knee to the balls, dropped him and walked away. No such thing as rules or fighting dirty in street fighting, make it fast and unexpected and get the hell out.

If you really wanna do this, here's what I recommend:

1. Keep your center of gravity low. You get knocked onto the ground with a grapple or sweep, fight is over.

2. Use your size as an advantage. Kick him in the shins when he gets close, step on his toes to make him lose balance, and use your reach to keep his upper body away from yours. Don't let him be the one that dictates fighting distance. You're bigger, stand your ground.

3. Aim for critical spots that cause pain. Upper or strong punch to solar plexus to make him catch his breath, fast chop or jab to adam's apple (not too hard or you'll shatter the larynx), hook or elbow to the upper ear to get his head ringing, any upward strike to the chin, hook or knee to hanging rib, grazing nuckle shot or pinch (if you have fast fingers) to the nipples, fast kicks to shin and ankle with side of your foot (or steel toed boots), knee to the balls, all those will get his attention. Since this isn't a death match, stay away from the eyes and joints (don't blow out his elbows, knees, shoulders) since you're not trying to cripple the guy. And no jaw rips (grabbing lower jaw underneath ear) or muscle rips (ripping the bicep) or temple shots, that's plain wrong for a fight like this.

4. Take him down if you insist on wrestling. Stay low and drive towards his stomach for brute force takedown, and then get on top of him and start beating his face. If you can get partially behind him, lunge forward and step on his upper calf, right below his knee. Your forward motion and your weight will bring him down, then it's easy to headlock him (could break his kneecap with this takedown though). Don't try fancy sweeps. Keeping your center of gravity lower than his should give you the advantage.

Anything more than 10 sec and the fight has gone on way too long. Don't give yourself a chance to get tired. Martial arts and boxing have no bearing in a street fight. Unless you've trained long enough for it to be instinctive (takes a good 5 years to get there) there's no way your body will remember what to do. Winning is winning, don't be afraid to fight dirty as long as it's over fast.
 

LoqT

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Originally posted by: rubix
if you really want to teach him a lesson, have sex with him. oh boy, the laughs you two will have after.

LOL! Laughing and crying at the same time.
 

Hossenfeffer

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Originally posted by: Jehovah
Originally posted by: jjyiz28
forgot who, or where, but someone stated "if you are big enough to talk crap about someone with no real reason, you are big enough to get in a fight". oh yeah, its the road rules story of donell pushing the others guys button, when the other guy blew up on him.

don't use words to piss someone off bad, and then hide behind your statement of violence being no solution. its just as bad for a verbally strong person picking on a verbally weak person for the heck of it.

seriously, i had this foo i knew talking smack about me in middle of campus (univ). i just approached him, with my face like 1 inch from his, and he just smiled and changed the conversation like its no biggie. so i just walked away to go to my class and then he decided to crack some more jokes. he knew i wasn't gonna whoop his arse in middle of campus, and get expelled. he's smaller than me, weaker, etc.. but hides behind his words like its gonna protect him if i ever see him in public. i lift weights, and its always the physically weaker guys making comments. buncha pansies if you ask me

krassus: kick his azz. don't act civil for ppl that arn't civil in the first place

Taking advice from someone who spells 'ass' as a-z-z is generally not recommended.
(runs away to hide behind my words :p)


HA! ;)
 

Miramonti

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don't go out of your way to plan this. if he slips and cracks his head on the cement, it could look like a premeditated assault. you're definitely better off letting him come to you.
 

B00ne

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Uhhh little boy with the intelligence of an ape wants to prove himself, bahahahahaha is all I have for you.

Grow up man, if u have problem, go talk to the guy. This is the 21st century - fighting is NOT cool, but if u want to proof the cavity in your head in public - go ahead.
 

tcsenter

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First, you probably don't have a right to be indignant if you may have provoked or contributed mutually to this in any way. If you've dissed him, at any time, excepting statements you may have made only well after he had been talking about you repeatedly, then you're just as guilty as he is.

Second, you should be reasonably sure this information is true. I know someone who used to think it was fun to tell one guy that some other guy called him something just to see them get pissed off and fight. So then one guy would get mad, and start dissing the other, and he'd go back and tell the first guy. Eventually, they had each dissed the other repeatedly, but it was all instigated at the start. Some people are really freaking gems that way.

Third, if you're reasonably sure this information is true, just confront him about it. "Hey, do you have some kind of problem you want to tell me about? I've been told you want to kick my ass. I don't know if that's true, it may just be someone talking sh-t, hoping to start trouble. But if its true, I thought I'd come to you so you can say what you have to say to my face instead of behind my back."

You don't have to act really aggressive or hostile, just say it very confidently and firmly, look straight into his eyes and do it from about two feet away; close but not right in his face. Nine times out of ten, the response will be "Me? No man, I haven't said anything like that. I don't know who said I did but they're full of sh-t. I don't have any problem with you."
 

Azraele

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After you prepare for the fight do some research on assault, because I'd imagine that charges will be pressed.
 

gigapet

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way to stoop to his level. Any 30 year old that goes around talking sh!t about a 20 year old obviously has nothing going for him or anything better to do with his time. Its idiots like this that will keep u from being happy, however there is good news a solution has been found and its called ignore the fvcking loser.

if you are dumb enough to go trhough with this i hope he rips your arms off like jax and beats you senselessly with them. BTW size and strength means nothing in a fight its all heart.