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Posted: 5/1/2009 9:30:20 AM EDT
Bar Room Fighting
April 27, 2009 by Jeff Anderson After a good hour long shower to scrub off the gunk and camo from our two week stay in the field at Ft. Drum, my buddy Mike and I had set out to the local watering hole to relax with a cold one. Now Mike was one of those all-around "good old boys" from Texas and had a strong sense of right and wrong and standing up for people was in his blood. Admirable, yes...but was seriously put to the test that night and some hard lessons were learned. Sitting at the bar, I could sense Mike getting a little agitated. When I asked what was bothering him, he said that he had been listening to the guy behind him giving the waitress a hard time and making sexual comments that she had been trying nicely to avoid. I told him to let it go but Mike was always ready to put on his "white hat" when the need was there. He turned around and finally asked the guy to "cut the waitress some slack and just enjoy his drink." Well, anyone as drunk and obnoxious as this guy would be hard pressed NOT to puff out his chest and, while telling Mike to "mind his own f*&%ing business!", started advancing. Mike saw it coming and it wasn't hard to meet the stumbling idiot halfway and land one on his chin to send him reeling backwards over a chair. It looked like the guy was out of the fight and Mike had decided he had taught him a good lesson, one that he'd never forget. That was until a glass of beer missed Mike's head by about 2.7 inches as he was turning away! The fight was on and the guy's adrenaline had kicked in...HARD! He tackled Mike at the legs and the two of them were soon tangled up on the floor as people were scrambling to get out of the way. The fight didn't last long because the bouncers were already on the move and were able to pull them apart. In the end, we were all escorted out of the club, slightly bruised, one damsel out of distress, and some valuable lessons learned by Mike. Here's my view (and I'd like to hear YOURS! Leave a comment on the blog!) 1. Be sure your decision to START a fight is based upon "need". That is, to stop an actual attack on an innocent person or to defend yourself in a serious "beat-or-get beaten" or "kill-or-be killed" scenerio. 2.) Don't start something you're not fully prepared to follow through on. If you're not completely committed to leaving someone in a crippled mess at your feet, then you're not yet prepared to fight. You may start out trying to do "minimal damage" but the other person (as well as 2 or 3 of his friends) may be MUCH more committed to teaching YOU a lesson in return! 3.) Once you make the fateful decision to strike, DON'T STOP! Using the techniques many of you have learned from whatever style of fighting system you're training in, it only takes 5-7 seconds to strike 5 devastating targets on an attacker's body. Assume you need to USE THEM ALL, but don't be surprised if he's completely out of the game after 1-3. Just BE SURE he's out of the game! Be aware enough to tell when he won't get back up and when one more strike would be "excessive". You don't want to kill someone unless it's a life-or-death situation. 4.) Remember these rules: STRIKE FIRST - STRIKE HARD - STRIKE REPEATEDLY! 5.) Don't stand around to admire your work! You never know when the attacker's friends will reach out and give him a hand by hitting you over the back of the head. Immediately scan the entire area for other attacks heading in your direction. If there are...take them out! If not, know where the exits are and get the hell out of Dodge! http://military-fitness.military.com/2009/04/bar-room-fighting.html#more&code=090427STH04 |
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#6. Never fight anyone uglier than you......they have nothing to loose
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From experience, watch out for boxcutter wielding drunk girlfriends.
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I wish that Bas Rutten video was still up. I've got the DVD for comedic purposes. "you called my wife fat? Bam break your leg" |
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I wish that Bas Rutten video was still up. This one? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3K-mrlYG7Y |
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Shoulda just minded his own business, that's what the bouncers get paid for.
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If you're in a bar fight always remember "You're not a queer if you bite someone's dick off in a fight" |
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#7 A glass ashtray is the best weapon in the bar. Not anymore, where can you smoke in bars? A headbutt is the most effective fight starter/ender, i've only had to follow through once and thats when I caught teeth with my head and fucked me up worse than him. |
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Quoted: #7 A glass ashtray is the best weapon in the bar. #8 A billards ball is better. |
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iv seen many a tough guy get there ass kicked cause they thought they could knock the fellow out with one good punch only to end up fighting a fucking grizzly bear.
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Quoted: #7 A glass ashtray is the best weapon in the bar. half full beer bottles, and broken pool cues are a lot handier, in case you forget the knife on your belt. |
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#7 A glass ashtray is the best weapon in the bar. Not anymore, where can you smoke in bars? A headbutt is the most effective fight starter/ender, i've only had to follow through once and thats when I caught teeth with my head and fucked me up worse than him. Here in Vegas. |
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#7 A glass ashtray is the best weapon in the bar. half full beer bottles, and broken pool cues are a lot handier, in case you forget the knife on your belt. Pool ball is great as well. Throw it in a bandana or sock and you're GTG. |
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#7 A glass ashtray is the best weapon in the bar. #8 A billards ball is better. Pool Cue. (ETA, as mentioned above) |
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I wish that Bas Rutten video was still up. This one? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3K-mrlYG7Y Bas rules. I want that muthufucku on my side in a bar fight, thats for sure. |
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1. Strike First.
2. Strike Hard. 3. No Mercy. 4. Sweep The Leg. 5. Get Him A Body Bag. |
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I wish that Bas Rutten video was still up. This one? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3K-mrlYG7Y Holy shit. I haven't seen that. |
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Jesus Christ.
At least your friend got you involved in a bar fight this time instead of in an argument over pay with hookers in front of a strip club while the police are investigating and your friends are hassling the cops. Seriously dude, how much of this stuff do you really want to post in a public forum? |
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there is only one rule in bar fights: do anything it takes to win
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#7 A glass ashtray is the best weapon in the bar. half full beer bottles, and broken pool cues are a lot handier, in case you forget the knife on your belt. And they make that cool "woop, woop, woop" noise as they sail past your ear. |
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there is only one rule in bar fights: do anything it takes to win umm, or dont get into bar fights. I have been to hundreds of bars and clubs and have never been in a fight. Have I been a fight? absolutely, ive been in a few. Was it fueled by alcohol or some kind of bar drama? hell no |
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1. Strike First. 2. Strike Hard. 3. No Mercy. 4. Sweep The Leg. 5. Get Him A Body Bag. Always keep on e on your person just in case. |
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Rules for avoiding reconstructive surgery:
1. Don't drink in any place where they frisk people before entry. 2. Mind your own god damned business. 3. Running away isn't just good exercise, it leads to a long and unscarred life. |
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I wish that Bas Rutten video was still up. This one? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3K-mrlYG7Y Bas rules. I want that muthufucku on my side in a bar fight, thats for sure. Fuck yeah. Plus I think he would be a hilarious mofo to party with as well. "I'm sorry, I'm going to have to break your leg now." |
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Rules for avoiding reconstructive surgery: 1. Don't drink in any place where they frisk people before entry. 2. Mind your own god damned business. 3. Running away isn't just good exercise, it leads to a long and unscarred life. THIS, also it will keep you off a first name basis with IAD... |
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My one rule for avoiding bar fights, no one wants to fight the naked guy.
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Quoted: #7 A glass ashtray is the best weapon in the bar. One of those little steel hockey pucks in a sock is pretty good. Hell, anything in a sock. Cue ball, newborn kitten, whatever. |
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#7 A glass ashtray is the best weapon in the bar. Pool stick FTMFW! |
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I wish that Bas Rutten video was still up. This one? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3K-mrlYG7Y "Never ever let him take that choke because if you're out, god knows what they're gonna do with you." |
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My one rule for avoiding bar fights, no one wants to fight the naked guy. This man speaks the truth. |
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Rule 0) Don't hang out in bars where fights start That's the rule I start with. Never fails to keep me out of bar fights. |
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The first rule of bar fights is don't get into bar fights.
The second rule of bar fights is don't get into bar fights. If you can't avoid a bar fight, don't quit until everybody in the bar knows that it's over. |
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Good universal advise.
I miss SteyrAug. He would have added a little zen to the discussion. |
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My dad, a former Marine DI, gave me one pearl of wisdom when it comes to fighting.
The only fair fight is the one you win. Rules just leave you on the floor bleeding. |
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My one rule for avoiding bar fights, no one wants to fight the naked guy. |
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My thing was sucker punch 'em, then hide behind my boyfriend.
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#6. Never fight anyone uglier than you......they have nothing to loose Especially if they have a face like a goose! Or their eyes are bulging out like they were hung with a noose. |
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Quoted: Rule 0 If you're in a bar fight always remember "You're not a queer if you bite someone's dick off in a fight" I beg to differ, that's queer. |
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Never look away from your opponent.
I prefer to shit my pants and rub the shit on my face and scream at the guy. |
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Rule #1 - Stay out of bars. That's where drunks get into fights.
Read the book, Some Even Volunteered. It's written by a Wolfhound officer who became a professor after the war. He describes a barfight he witnessed from the floor of a bar. As it was breaking out, he leaned his chair against the wall and letting it slide down, feigned drunkeness. With several quick blinks of the eye he saw: barfight start; MPs rush in, MPs getting beaten, MP lieutenant trying to assert control, MP lieutenant on the ground, MP lieutenant getting his teeth stomped out. During a lull, our hero gets up and runs free of the bar, unscathed. |
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