I blame people not practicing combat sports ever and never been in a fight.
If someone approaches you never let your hands down, especially if they tell you to keep them down just do the old Chael "Cant let you get close" Way better than just standing trying to act like you are invincible
I'm bad about it but you shouldn't be letting someone within striking distance. Verbal warning, make space, and if they renegade it's time to defend yourself. No conversation or posturing just business.I always watch shoulders. As soon as it starts dropping back I'm moving or sticking my own quick shot in
They're something real obnoxious about punctuating a training video with a shit-eating grin.the analysis in this video is horrible.
Yeah, and appeasement is the right call. Avoid the fight if at all possible, show the witnesses you're trying to de-escalate if the cops have to come with open hands up, and you're ready to protect yourself if needed - which means throwing first if it's inevitable.IMO the reason people don't keep their hands up (in a dissarming, non-boxing stance) is because it looks embarrassing. Keeping your hands down looks tougher if there's an argument. Hands up, palms out, looks like appeasment.
As guy that worked as security in clubs
Reality is people that have been and seen enough shit develop good habits in these situations and learn to smell when shit is coming
Normal people watching self defense vids on youtube or trying suckerpunch defense at McDojo will still get clocked, even just because they get lost in the guy trashtalk and they don't get instant danger feel when he does a little gesture
Is normal.
Is already not so guaranteed that one person that ever did good life and just trained in a gym will be able to win an actual real fight just by "training enough"
But suckerpunch?
That's even smaller chance, specially considering the normal person is usually just trying to talk his way out and don't even have a reaction ready if hands start fly
MMA/MT guys often have fair share of street experience too, and they sparring hard and seriouslyTrained in a mma or muay thai gym guy probably wins in a real fight vs most people. The average person can only punch with their dominant arm if that.
Having actually been in a real fight goes a LONG way to succeeding in a street fight, I would venture to say more than having taken martial arts classes without actually doing at least hard sparring.MMA/MT guys often have fair share of street experience too, and they sparring hard and seriously
Would add boxers and kickboxers there too, but many other martial arts don't fit this and stay more on theory or do some very unrealistic or soft sparring
But even in their case if i must imagine good guy that never fought in his life and just picked MMA/MT as 2-times-a-week sport, a street/club situation he's not used to, get suckerpunched is still big risk and if get clocked things can get ugly quickly
That's the "not so guaranteed"
I was pretty trained too, and still personally in fights (a life ago lol) i remember i was much more nervous during the trashtalk/escalation part where shit can start any second, than about be into the fight itself
Latter part i felt strange comfortable, but the "before" sucked even for me that by the age of 20s already had plenty, good luck at nice guy that never been into one to stay focused, calm etc
If you ask me i would prefer 10kg heavier guy in a ring, than have to deal with all inpredictable street/club/bar crap like suckerpunch, look if have stuff in hands, look if some friend is trying sneak at your side/behind etc