Talking Your Way Out of a Fight
If you know you are out-numbered in a situation and the best thing to do is run, how would you talk your way out of it (so you can get a chance to jet)?
I've heard different things like:
1) Smile : Try to act like it's all an accident.
2) Turn Your Body Slightly Sideways : Gives less of a target.
3) Avoid Their Personal Space: Try to get them to stay out of yours.
4) Keep Your Hands and Arms Open: It's less threatening.
5) Never Turn Your Back: Don't give a coward a chance.
Personally, I don't agree with #2 & 4 cuz it seems to leave a person too vulnerable. What are your thoughts/tips??
OK, so I quote, so I'm evil?
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If you know you are out-numbered in a situation and the best thing to do is run
I would argue that running is preference to fighting weather you are outnumbered or not. Besides, how did you decide you were not outnumbered in teh first place?
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Personally, I don't agree with #2 & 4 cuz it seems to leave a person too vulnerable. What are your thoughts/tips??
#2 (turning sideways) is common fighting stance in many arts, #4 (open arms and hands) is a fighting tactic of my own, and one well endorced by expereiced fighters (Geoff Thompson would be a great example).
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Why limit yourself? If you figure they are going to cripple you for the rest of your life do you want to play by the rules?
There are rules? Did I miss a meeting? If you loose, the guy that wins can kill you if that is his desire, it makes no difference weather he is armed, or has friends in what the winner can choose to do. Why so many assume that a one-on-one unarmed fight is *not* a deadly situation is beyond my ability to reason.
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There is no guarantees in a mob fight.
What guarentees are there in other fights?
Re: OK, so I quote, so I'm evil?
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Originally posted by JerryLove
What guarentees are there in other fights?
Firstly it's "guarantee." :D
Secondly there are a few. One-on-one is "do-able". A mob fight is luck. Just luck.
You go down against a gang, and you probably won;t get back up till the paramedics lift you into the ambulance.