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How to win a fight at school (updated)

by glycerinate on January 2, 2008 Table of Contents How to win a fight at school (updated) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Intro: How to win a fight at school (updated) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Step 1: Takedowns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Step 2: Strikes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Step 3: Joint locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Related Instructables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 2 3 5 8 8

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Intro: How to win a fight at school (updated)

How to defend yourself at school. Many of these techniques can be used to win a fight, but many are self defense. But never start a fight anyway.

Step 1: Takedowns
Ok, i was a bit harsh before this update, but after using these techniques on some people at my school, i realize the belgian takedown is useless. The Hip throw is wonderful though. and i absolutely LOVE it. Very very very easy to do, and simpler than most throws, and I learned it in just a few minutes by practicing it on my 7 yr old cousin, and testing it out at my school. And simply, for me actually, i find taking the one who is bothering you to the ground rather than executing strikes is MUCH easier. And if you practice these at home, try not to really slam your partner to the ground, just enough to get the feel for it. And also, sometimes you dont even have to stun your opponent to execute the throw, if you just do it very fast. Now another there is a video for, the clinch. When in the locker room, most importantly, if there isnt a teacher around, clinch them. Such as if they trying to whip you with a towel, moving very close very quickly and clinching them, then throwing them i find is the best option. And once they are on the ground, you can then take the towel from them, and whip them while they're on the ground. The video:

I find these are very easy to perform on a very untrained opponent, simply because, they do not know what to do, and since most school's students dont have classes in a martial art, its very very very unlikely they do. And then i find THE easiest thing to do when they aggravate you in class or so, is a wrist lock. I find this to be the EASIEST thing to do to make someone give something back. I find the supinating wristlock is the easiest to perform. Such as, once at school, someone took my pencil pouch from my book bag. I turned around, grabbed the wrist on the arm that was holding the pencil pouch, and wrist locked him. I had him wanting to give it back within a split second. It is shown in the second picture, and here is the link to the wikipedia article for wrist locks. You may also wish to look at a list of grappling holds on wikipedia, the ones used in the video are the collar tie and underhook. Here is the link for the list of grappling holds. I have found some army tactics to help with this. Here is the link, however keep looking at this instructable before you go to the page.Army Tactics

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Let's say your opponent strikes you with a right punch, which they usually will, due to many people being right handed. You can then parry to the inside and strike the throat, face, or solar plexus(as in the picture), then you can execute the throw. And the second throw i dont have a picture for, I have used this when I have a bookbag on and cannot bring my opponent onto my hip or back, the double leg takedown. This one also has a video.

Step 2: Strikes
Even after this update, I have decided to keep the pressure point charts. There are very many places to strike and i think they need to stay. So anyway, most of the time you should avoid having to strike, and should instead use a pain compliance technique, such as the wrist lock, which i covered in the first step. But sometimes you cannot avoid this, and must strike in some way. The first I recommend still is the elbow strike, it can be applied from close range such as in the clinch, and the knee strike, which can also be applied from the clinch. Kicks and punches will usually get you into trouble, but you should now that other people will strike with them, and that you must know how to counter them, as well as deliver them. In step 1 i told you about the collar tie, when pulling your opponents head down with this, you can knee them in the face, this is dangerous and lethal, and should be applied only in a real self defense situation. But first is the fighting stance. This picture is shown in the right handed variation, and for lefties like me, simply put your right hand in front and left hand in back, and left foot in back and right foot in front. Keep your chin down, a couple of inches from your chest, you would much rather get hit in the forehead than the chin!

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Keep your hands in close enough to deliver very fast and strong punches, and far out enough where when you get hit in the forearm, as in blocking a punch, that your fists dont hit you in the face. Keep elbows close at your sides, and knees slightly bent. You can actually move faster and are more stable when your knees are bent. I cannot explain in detail how to throw punches in this step, so I recommend learning at how-to-box.com. Its one of the best websites I've found that really explains about boxing. I also highly recommend that you go to www.expertvillage.com and look at Jason Hall's self-defense series. For defending a punch, I have tried and failed to embed the video here, so here is the link. Below the video you will find the links to all the videos in his self defense series. I highly recommend watching them. Knee strikes into the body and legs are extremely effective, I also highly recommend them.Here is the wikipedia article for knee strikes also. Elbow strikes are extremely effective also, since they can be used and not damage the wrist, which is what happens after executing a poor punch.Here is the link to the wikipedia article on elbow strikes.

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Step 3: Joint locks

Allright, in this update, I have included joint locks I have used at school. (yes, these are tried and tested by me) Most of these I really like to use as pain compliance holds. And also, I included the wrist lock in the takedowns step because you can push on their shoulder and bring them to the ground. Anyway, the first four aren't really a joint lock, but what I call a "keep-away", they are the quarter, half, three-quarter, and full nelson. I have used these to keep people away from my stuff and friends. The link for their wikipedia article is here. I've tried these at my school and love them. They are wonderful things to know, as well as knowing how to defend against them. When someone is doing them to you, simply reach back and peel their fingers off, it's really that simple. Second there are the real joint locks. most of the ones I've seen you have to execute on the ground, but some can be done in a stand-up position. Such as the hammer lock.this can be used as a pain compliance hold also, and even can be used as a keep-away. Another is the elbow lock. I've used this many times as a pain compliance hold, and it is very effective when done correctly. But it's downside is that it must be executed extremely fast. The one I use alot is the elbow lock against the shoulder. I prefer instead of simply going straight to it, get an elbow lock against your opponent and then move their arm to this position. when done correctly, it is EXTREMELY effective. Another I like to use is the knee lock. You can do this from the clinch when you can get a hold on his shoulders. I really like this technique. It usually keeps him away for a while while he rests to let the pain subside. And on the army tactics website, at the top of the page, there are different chapters for you to look at. Pressure points are chapter 4, and takedowns and throws are chapter 3. And also try youtube for clinch fighting videos, they have very good ones that I have seen, and will go more in depth to very close range fighting.

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The Animated Turtle says:

Jan 25, 2011. 5:50 PM REPLY Just my 2 cents a fight at school i can consider different from self defense if its a issue of proving who is superior in a mutual deal or whatever punching them in the throut is a bit of an overreaction, in a self defense role it is you when you cant run and are fighting back just to keep yourself safe, and often may injure the attacker serverly trying to settle things with a kind you dont like is different than avoiding being mugged

kiidhardcor3 says:
thanks it will keep me alive in h.s

Sep 6, 2010. 4:39 PM REPLY

Ludwig Gunner says:

ah. i have that book where all those pictuers came from. it was quite good

Apr 27, 2009. 3:36 AM REPLY

dracoaliamin says:
What is the book called and where might i purchase it?

Jul 16, 2010. 12:14 PM REPLY

Don,t try this at home says:

its a army combat manual i got it if you want i can email it to you if you got a junk email address

Aug 20, 2010. 4:48 PM REPLY

badass emo kid says:

Jun 24, 2010. 1:56 PM REPLY i am in a lot of fights at school and most of thats because i used to think i was a total badass (which i wasnt) and thats catching up to me now ( fortunately im a badass now) but anyway you dont need to know kung fu karate or any other martial art to win all you need to do is toughen up that means daily work out routines that push your body to the limit and learning how to suck up hits (getting a sparring partner would help)

CapnTac says:

Jul 15, 2010. 11:45 AM REPLY Contrary to popular belief, you SHOULDN'T push your body to the limit. You should only push it to about 70% during a workout, anything more is simply wasted.

friendlydude says:
i use kung fu to defend myself. it's called wing chun.

Jun 28, 2010. 5:33 PM REPLY

friendlydude says:

Jun 28, 2010. 5:30 PM REPLY to emokid or whatever his username is who said that u don't need to use kung fu or karate to defend urself: ur wrong. martial arts like these r better than street fighting bc most martial arts can block punches easily. Apr 8, 2008. 11:24 AM REPLY i like this one because it shows the distinct difference between pain and damage. (which are two totaly different things). you can beat the crap out of people without causeing much physical damage. my fighting style is all about pain. you can incapacitate someone and win fights with someone ten times your size as long as you can make them think they have major injuries when they really only have some minor cuts and bruises. mabey ill put up an instructable on my style...

XI3 says:

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mhsquidgy14 says:

Jun 21, 2010. 12:33 PM REPLY I know it sounds harsh but if you do cause someone damage, like a punch to the face, they are more likey to remember it :P And so won't pick on you.

kibbler says:

Apr 6, 2009. 8:11 AM REPLY Same with me. I know a few pressure points that I used to take someone to the ground that were 4 times my size. They couldn't move a muscle until I let go,and that was when the police came and arrested the dumb mugger.

crack_shot_556 says:
can you plz tell me where that point is?

Aug 28, 2009. 10:32 PM REPLY

kibbler says:
Sorry, when you ask that, you want to hurt someone. That doesn't work.

Sep 7, 2009. 7:21 PM REPLY

thinker says:
sounds like a type of ninjitsu

Jul 24, 2008. 6:46 PM REPLY

ilikewenthingsgokablooey says:

Jan 2, 2009. 9:40 AM REPLY surprisingly it is... yet theres only 1 type of formal ninjutsu and the kind he speaks of is true... huh his own style is like a 1st degree green belt in ninjutsu

XI3 says:

May 4, 2009. 9:15 PM REPLY hmmm. i never really practiced any sort of style. i just know what hurts like hell lol. things like jabs to the area between your nose and upper lip really hurts (nerve center there i think) but is not really dangerous. you just have to be carefull and not slam your fist into it or you will knock teeth out. things like armpit punches, breadbasket (sternum, it knocks the wind out of them) punches, or even repetitive leg kicks will cause a lot of pain.

gentleben84 says:
Where did those pics come from? They're awesome!

Apr 17, 2010. 6:34 AM REPLY

gentleben84 says:
Oh, wait, I found them.

Apr 17, 2010. 6:39 AM REPLY

locdog 187 says:

my story is that sum guy mad doggs me and i feel like punching him in tha face how should i aproch him?

Apr 15, 2010. 5:00 PM REPLY

lucariothelegend says:

May 9, 2009. 6:52 PM REPLY i am always scared to strike back b/c i dont wanna go to office.... one time i did hit back in the neck's pressure point, he yelled, and i didnt get in trouble b/c it was self defense Nov 7, 2009. 6:48 PM REPLY Ok no effence but if you people do this at school your FREAK BULLYS who really hurt people bad so what if some one whips you with a towel as a joke YOU DONT THROW THEM YOU PHYCHO

stufffedkitty says:

Masteroffencing says:

Mar 1, 2010. 6:26 PM REPLY ok i have anger issues and im a smaller kid so people pick on me a lot so ppl like me get fed up with bullshit and we fight so this doesnt make us freak bullies these are just basic fighting moves most of which are begginer moves in any fighting class or just learning in street fighting so dont act like such a snob

bmx458 says:

Jan 14, 2010. 6:40 PM REPLY A hip toss would be good. But why include the half nelson and 3/4? That is a pinning combination, I wouldn't do it during a fight.

brandon borick says:

5 starz

Sep 23, 2009. 12:17 PM REPLY

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Lance Mt. says:

... Just no. 0/5 stars.

Dec 1, 2009. 2:41 AM REPLY

RisingSun says:

Sep 5, 2009. 6:47 PM REPLY I wouldn't recommend using the knee lock in a school fight, too easy to cause serious damage, that's why it is banned from all competition sports (wresting, mma, judo, etc.).

crack_shot_556 says:

Aug 28, 2009. 10:24 PM REPLY kicking the opponent in the balls then in the side always worked for me. however, kicking in he side too hard can kill, sooooo, yeah........

Capt. Kidd says:

it is good.

Aug 19, 2009. 10:56 AM REPLY

ryancrazy says:
no thanks last time I got in a "fight" someone formed a lynch mob and... yeah

Feb 9, 2008. 11:10 PM REPLY

thinker says:
how'd that go? =/

Jul 24, 2008. 6:57 PM REPLY

ryancrazy says:

Jun 26, 2009. 4:32 PM REPLY i got tackled my friend pulled him off the other guy pushed a girl, all 4 PE classes tried to kill him in the boys locker room

pancho del rancho says:

Aug 12, 2009. 9:49 PM REPLY hahhahah i waz at a party i got in fight with 2 guys i was expexting my cuz to help but no he watched my girl cuzed helped out more but thats sad man DID THEY EVER DO THE LYNCH

junein1 says:
by the shoulder there is a muscle squeeze that then punch him in the face if he blocks it just kick him in the groin

May 31, 2009. 4:10 AM REPLY

MrApples says:

Jan 17, 2008. 3:11 PM REPLY i have a second degree black belt in taekwondo and a first degree blackbelt in weapons mastery. these techniques are extremely effective but i dont recommend using these unless your life is threatened. seriously most of these techniques are intended for killing, immobilization, and maimming your opponent. in school just kick the attacker in the groin get what is yours and run. i learn't this lesson the hardway by breaking a kids nose and jaw and putting him in the hospital. the bottom line is stay away from fights period.

hoihoi151 says:

Nov 18, 2008. 7:48 PM REPLY if u really knew wat u were talkin bout u wouldn't b kickin in the groin. u would know that the side of the knee is a more effective and less risk of permanent injury area. also the side of the knee is the least protected area of the body. do many people think 'HEY i might get kiked in the balls' yes but not many people know the weak points in ur legs, arms, neck, chest. that can all immobilize an opponent. 2nd degree black belt taekwondo (military tkd). i train soldiers fast hand 2 hand combat.

oniman7 says:

May 25, 2009. 6:39 PM REPLY If you actually fear for your life or seriously think somebody can mess you up, I wouldn't suggest the side of the knee. Instead, a couple inches around, right below/above the kneecap. If you have the time, turn sideways, lift your leg in the air, and kick that. It's supposedly as easy as snapping a broomstick that's leaning against a wall.

hoihoi151 says:

May 25, 2009. 9:04 PM REPLY that is a valid kick. has a lot of power. BUT Kicking on the side of the knee is more effective and requires less power. here is why. behind the knee is the gracilis tendons. there is one on each side-rear of the knee. these 2 tendons arnt protected by large amounts of muscle. the leg needs these 2 tendons to keep itself extended. by kicking into one of these tendons it basically shuts them off. thus creating an inability to stand for a short amount of time dependent on the strength of the kick. this doesnt cause permanent damage unless the tendon is broken, then some issues may arise. breaking the bone of a knee can be problematic as you can then be sued for permanent damages even in the case of self defense. (this applies in some countrys) this is the same case in the arm. with the elbow. it is much more efficient to hit the tendon and muscle group behind the elbow rather than the joint itself.

Chino says:

Jan 18, 2008. 7:22 AM REPLY A big bully kicked my ass a long time and he called me all there is and he insulted my family. Do you think it was right of me to sneak up to him and break his left knee? he would never regain his full strength in it later, but he never stopped bullying people either.

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MrApples says:
If he threw the first punch use self-defense to make him stop but don't injure him permanetly. So yes and no.

Jan 18, 2008. 10:08 AM REPLY

Chino says:

Jan 18, 2008. 11:35 AM REPLY I still don`t regret it. His brother, a giant of a guy, had been beating up my big brther since they started walking and when i came they thought i had to be treated the same way. i had gone five years with bruises and anger before i did what i did. I have 6. degree in kyokushinkai karate and im trying to stay calm as long as possible, people can punch me in the face three times before i get angry and this guy had punched me 7 times in a row earlier that day. his main insult is that im a whimp and a gay, he also encourages me to use karate against him. he says; why dont you fucking use some of your karate magic at me?! or are you too gay for that? when his insults dont work he starts punching. Do you really think he doesnt deserve to be injured permanentely?

prankster43709 says:

Apr 4, 2009. 5:54 AM REPLY Hey sounds like it to me. You can't put up with that crap. Although maybe not something so permanent as breaking his knee. lol

XI3 says:
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Oct 3, 2008. 7:40 PM

mtownsend says:

Jan 13, 2009. 5:28 PM REPLY Both you guys have me beat. He didn't even touch me and I throttled him. He had it coming though... Never ever talk about my GPA. Especially if you're a dumbass.

byaaface says:
don't u dare talk sh*t 'bout my 4.0! lol

Feb 11, 2009. 8:56 PM REPLY

MrApples says:
Still don't injure him permanetly just knock him out cold and put him in the dumpster!

Jan 18, 2008. 4:14 PM REPLY

Chino says:

Jan 19, 2008. 11:02 AM REPLY the reason that i struck his leg was that i was afraid i would kill him if i tried to knock him out by striking to the head. what do you suggest for me if i want be sure he faints and still cant die from it?

MrApples says:

Jan 19, 2008. 11:32 AM REPLY You could use 2 minute paralyzation but I'm not gonna tell you how to do that. Cause it will paralyze him from the neck down for 2-5 minutes.

thinker says:
that technique was one of the ways i survived liverpool =p

Jul 24, 2008. 6:58 PM REPLY

MrApples says:

Jul 25, 2008. 9:18 AM REPLY It is a really nice technique to know how to use. I really love using and I have even used it on some of my friends while playing paintball in the woods. It is very funny but pisses people off. But back on topic it is very useful in a fight if you are skilled enough to find the correct spot.

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