Q&A for How to Be a Good Fighter

To defend yourself from a house intruder, first prioritize your safety by making your way to a safe room, if available, and loudly announce your possession of a firearm, if you have one, commanding the intruder to leave while calling 911. Position yourself strategically in the safe room, ensuring you have cover and concealment. If possible, activate exterior lights to illuminate the intruder's silhouette, making it easier for you to identify and potentially neutralize the threat. In the absence of a firearm, consider using alternative tools or improvised weapons to defend yourself, such as books or household items. If fleeing is an option, break a window to escape, especially if you have children in the house. Train your children on safety protocols, such as seeking refuge in a designated area and calling for help. If confronted in a hallway, one defender can hold position while others seek cover or hide in rooms. Fortify rooms with obstacles like bookcases to create barriers against intrusion. Strategically placing furniture or objects near entry points can also provide cover and delay the intruder's advance. Prioritize securing entry points by installing sturdy locks and reinforcing door frames with long screws. Consider investing in an alarm system for added security. Remember, in many states, you have the legal right to defend your home with deadly force against forcible entry, emphasizing the importance of preparedness and vigilance in protecting your household.

Watch your opponent and see what weaknesses they have so that you can exploit them. For example, stronger fighters are usually quite heavy, which generally makes them slow -- you can exploit this by increasing your speed during their attacks, tiring them out so that they become sloppy. This gives you a window of opportunity to make your next attack and scope out their other weaknesses.

Trick the other person by pretending to be helpless and scared, then punch them right in the gut.

Use your brains. There's no sense in getting brutalized, unless there's just no way around it. See if you can use your wits to talk your way out of a confrontation. The only instance where it might be worth fighting such a losing battle is if you need to to protect someone else.

Sure, you have the world at your fingertips with the Internet. Record video of yourself practicing on your phone to analyze your technique.

Of course you can! However, winning is entirely up to how skilled and or lucky you are. Mainly as long as you know who you're fighting and have a good overall understanding of their weaknesses and or lack of skill, you will do fine. Just choose your fights wisely.

Everyone has their weakness. If your fighter is slim, fast, clever and strong, then go for legs. Get his o her legs down.

Just think about winning, and instead of almost crying, you'll be motivated and you'll believe in yourself, which increases your chances of actually winning.

Always try to keep your body low and your hands up. This does NOT mean to curl up in a ball. Keep your chin tucked, and have your eyes pointed at your opponent. Try to guard your stomach with your forearms. You should also build your core strength, so that you can get hit, but it won't have an effect on you.

If this happens, get away from the fight. Fighting a losing battle will only get you harmed.

No. Just do lots of exercises and find another activity you like that will help strengthen your arms.

As stupid as this sounds, find your inner warrior. Remember that people in the army/military get shot but continue fighting. If they can do that, you can fight through this pain.

No, you don't necessarily need any tools to fight with another person, but they can be helpful.

Figure out the lock first, and then try to find a way to get out of it. For example, if someone locks you on your neck,with a choke, you can try to punch them on the stomach, or just hit their nose with your head (if they choke you from behind). But the most important thing, is not to panic, because when you panic, everything is over.

Always try to think ahead, your brain is one of the most important aspects of the fight. If you have the strength but don't really have the strategies, you can't really fight. Always try to go for the attack when he is least expecting it.