Multiple Attacker Strategies #2

This video only shows a taste of what goes on in class.

 

The main thing when faced with multiple attackers is to never end up caught between two or more people; one must attack and escape, constantly attacking and evading. He/She should attack the closest target, and use strafing and the necessary footwork, even backpedaling when necessary, so that the person he is fighting acts as a barrier to impede the other attackers because it becomes increasingly more difficult to defend against more than one person at a time. One will take your back or blindside you.

It is important to note that when faced with many people trying to reach you, one will inevitably end up caught between them. At this point, you must use bursting to get out of this scenario, running out of the crowd, so that you will be on better ground to fight them as individuals. This is similar to the Krav Maga training scenario where one individual is surrounded by many attackers who are punching and trying to grab him from all sides, and he must use any means necessary to burst through to the other side.

 

Another thing that is crucial to remember is that street fighting is not a game, and can have deadly consequences. You should avoid it at all costs but when you must fight, do not fight fair, use a weapon, or whatever else you may have on hand as a force multiplier, and fight as if your life depends on it. Do not initiate Brazilian jiu-jitsu techniques or take-downs, only use defensive wrestling to avoid getting taken down at all costs. For when you lose your footing, you will get kicked from all sides, and have the life stomped out of you. They will not stop after you are unconscious!

 

Beginners should practice by boxing 2 people at a time in a confined space. They can then add the element of boxing one or two people while another is trying to grab or pull them down. The Israeli Krav maga drill of bursting through a group of attackers to the other side while the attackers are trying to pin you and hitting you should also be practiced regularly. The key is to use hands, elbows, and head-butts, and constantly move, no kicking as this takes away one of your points of contact with the ground, and places you at a disadvantage to be dragged to the floor. This is different than a schoolyard fight or a mixed martial arts match, or even a bareknuckle street fight where there is honor involved.