>>8054
I've been mulling this over and came up with three things you should practice for a street fight.
Firstly, warm up. Flexibility is key to any training and you don't want to injure yourself. 15 minutes of stretching is enough to keep you limber and injury free as well as prepare you mentally for training. I have tight hamstrings and shoulders from not taking this seriously.
1 - Cardio. Running daily is essential as cardio is king when it comes to fighting. If you can outlast your opponent you will always have a path to victory.
2 - Defense. Practice tucking your chin and implementing a highguard. You'll want to catch punches on your forearms and elbows while protecting the most important part of your body - the jaw. Press your chin to your collarbone and bite done hard. Shrug your shoulders and put your fists just behind your temples so that your arms are bent and your elbows are pointing forwards. Bend your torso slightly. In this position it will be extremely difficult to land a clean punch. This very basic defense but will keep you safe from punches, kicks or elbows. It's vulnerable to knees, uppercuts and takedowns, but most punches in a street fight will be wild swings, with this guard protects against fairly well.
3 - Straight punches. Practice throwing a 1 - 2. Straight punches will always beat looping punches, and the right straight is one of the nastiest punches you can land to someone's chin. The jab is the "safest" punch you can throw and without gloves is capable of inflicting nasty damage. It should be aimed around the eyes of the opponent.
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There's a lot more to learn but these are the basics I would teach to most people if they were to fight in say three weeks. Other people can offer input, but I believe that these three will offer the most value for time invested and cover both offense and defense.
If you were looking to expand your routine I suggest adding in ab and neck work. Any amount of either is good, I notice that I'm able to eat many more body shots after only a few sets of abs per day. Technique matters so be mindful of aches and pains, make sure each rep is controlled.
Neck training is more difficult. I usually just do max reps neck curls with my head hanging of my bed. Front, back then each side round robin.
Another two techniques that are especially good in street fights that you might consider adding -
Leg kicks - no on knows how to defend these and landing three good ones will end a fight 9/10 times. They are incredibly painful and destroy your opponents ability to move.
Body shots - similarly painful and sap your opponents cardio. A good jab or straight right to the body is incredibly unpleasant. I advocate them heartily as I've been on the receiving end of them and can personally attest to their effectiveness. Land a right to the solar plexus will calm most people down.
Books to read -
Jack Dempseys Championship Fighting Explosive Punching and Aggressive Defense is a great book with exercises to do at home and the intention of teaching self defense. It's great to have and still valid some 80 years later.