"if you have been in real life-or-death struggles, weapons or multiple attackers WILL have been involved. It's great that you've survived without serious injury so far (?), but any decent knife wielder won't show or telegraph the weapon until it's in play..
I have been "jumped" like 6 times, Never said I haven't escaped without major injury.
Steel toed boots to the jaw anyone? (No, my jaw didn't break but I couldn't chew for 2 weeks without wanting to pass out) Beer bottle over the head? The times I didn't I got the hell outta there after catching one or two. So yes I've faced mutiple attackers who I didnt know. About the knife comment, isn't that what I said? I said anyone with even mediocre knife skills will get an unarmed person. Obviously you know the first rule of knife fighting. So I think we're in agreement there. The one time guns got involved I got the hell outta there before they could pull on me.
To me a street fight is ANYTHING where you and the other person intend to hurt/maim/kill each other. With your hands vs theirs. When weapons are involved that is SD to me. But then again I wouldn't enter combat against an armed attacker unless I'm armed also, and then I'd still really like the element of surprise (Repeat: first rule of knife fighting anyone?). I guess what I'm saying is that for me, SD is with weapons, street fights use human extremities. I don't know where you come from but even the bangers/bikers out here will let it go 1v1 if you let them know your a man and aren't afraid of their clothes or tats lol (only to a point, when you start winning that's when your friends start watching his) I've only fought someone I know once and we got up and shook hands. So yes these are all encounters with violent strangers wanting to hurt me/ my friends.
As for the old GnP, against an unskilled opponent its over, against a trained opponent with a good guard, its over if you are accurate with your hands
The whole thing should take no more than 5-10 secs from takedown, to hitting the eye sockets/temple and nose then the transition to elbows for truly "smashing" hits. No one wants a long UFC fight in real situations, even people like me
As for SD, IMO I've seen people try to use the "kill them right now with your hands" stuff. It's mostly moviedom unless as I said you "cheapshot" it.
ok wrappin it up, good convo by the way!
Hso, your right, I'm older now and avoid "street" fighting, it just leads to legal trouble or injury that's why I'm transitioning to the ring. that being said.... fights still happen. Like last new years where a guy decided I did something he didn't like and was going to do something about it. Couldn't avoid it had to defend myself.
J, Thats how I feel about people over 6'3, I'm small enough for cover lol! And thanks for being over there, where SD would be much more practical and I would never try a "fight". but isnt that what your carbine and 5 inch blade are for? SD?