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First Functional Fighting Strategy (Street Boxing)

1. Control the enemy, monitoring and keeping distance with your hands. (P1)

2. Distract the enemy utilising a positive question. (P1)

3. Whack the enemy with your best shot / strike. (If he is knocked out, job done, depart) (P2)

4. If the enemy drops to the floor and is still in the fight finish him off with your boot etc. (P3)

5. If the opponent staggers, follow up with further shots / strikes, or switch into the grappling strategy as detailed below. (P4, 5, 6)
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First Functional Fighting Strategy (Grappling)
1. Take the initiative and shoot in to secure a head on chest clinch, keep pressure on your aggressor and take him down to the ground. (P7, 8,9)

2. Establish and maintain a dominant position i.e., the mount. (P10, 11)

3. Pound your aggressor until he can no longer continue.
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Street Tough Techniques
The following techniques are examples of street tough fighting practice (taken from a forth-coming book 'Street Tough' Fundamentals):-

Distance

From either straight punches or wild swings (P29, 30), slip / bend / duck forwards, or enter using a Driscoll parry to get the head on chest clinch position. Any movement of your opponent's arms shoot in for the clinch. (Because you are committing your self-forward towards him, he will not have the leverage to stop you with his punch. It will still hurt if you catch one but you will survive it.)
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The Shoot (Charge)

The shoot or charge, is a method of getting in on the opponent to secure the clinch position.

Mythology
When people from traditional arts see the clinch their usual response is one of, 'well if he comes in on me like that I'd just uppercut him', or 'use a stop hit' etc. Others have said 'well I'd just turn and evade by simply letting him pass my side', or 'I'd just keep away and use distance'. Unfortunately, these theories are abstract and fail under pressure.

In reality, a clinch is as certain as night becomes day. Look at professional boxers fight, specialists at punching, but how often during the course of a fight do they clinch? The only way to prove it, if you doubt the establishment of the shoot and clinch is to let someone who understands and uses the concept really try to get in on you. Feel free to try to hit him as hard as you can, or spin / turn, what ever your preference. You will soon change your mind.

To summarise, if a fighter is intent on getting inside for a clinch, they will get it.


Shoot Mechanics

1. From an on-guard position, probe with your lead hand towards the opponent's face. With this shoot, the most basic, simply cover your face with both your arms, shoot in while level changing, (through the lower window of combat), and establish a clinch while keeping pressure on him. Without loosing momentum drive him into a wall etc, or take him to the ground directly if that is your intention. (P13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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Leg Sit-Down

2. You have established the rear position. Your head is high behind his upper arm and shoulder. (P146) With the same side leg (that your head is on) sit out with a straight leg dragging him onto the floor. (P147) Establish a position to continue the fight. (P148, 149, 150, 151)
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Action Shots

   
   
   

 

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