How to defend ourselves with Krav Maga if you end up on the ground in a street altercation ?.

"Gouging or finger thrusting into the Jugular
Notch (the indentation at the base of the windpipe)
is a good move, as is RIPPING the side of his mouth
with your thumbs or digging a knuckle into the
mastoid behind the ear...

Combine these with butts, then twist the opponent
off you.

If opponent is on his stomach and you straddle
his back, hit him with elbows and short punches
to spine and back of neck.

If he attempts to push himself up, then go straight
for a choke or kneel on the back and pull up on his
chin to finish.

If you are lying sideways across opponent's body
and he has your neck locked then grab and squeeze
his testicles or pinch flesh high on his inner thigh -
also push your bony forearm into his neck or up under
his nose to relieve pressure then bite his body
anywhere (nipples, pec's, flesh on floating ribs)
until you can get out.

When you are under in the same position, HAMMER
away at his exposed kidney's and floating ribs,
get a hand under and between to squeeze his testicles
and bite at any exposed target, then twist out and
get on top.

The list could go on and on - but hopefully this will
show you the different sort of technique and mental
attitude you need for 'street wrestling'. These moves
are equalizers, especially for smaller people.

I know loads of armbars, locks, leg locks, strangles
etc, but in a street situation you will not have time
to execute them. You have got to adapt!

Some say the moves are brutal, but in answer to that,
unless you have experienced a situation where your
strength is ebbing, your arms feel like lead, your guts
feel sick and you have a larger, heavier opponent lying
on you, you will have to know and use the techniques
mentioned."

 Remember most grappling arts like Judo and
Wrestling are done on mats or canvas, so you
have no fear of hitting the ground...

Arts like the now famous Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
were practiced in a warm climate on country
where the exponents fought on sandy beaches.

They were not rolling round on icy, hard, cold,
uneven and uncompromising pavement in the middle
of January on a winter's night... nor was it designed
for thrashing around on a beer soaked or glass
covered bar floor or dance floor after trouble
has started...neither for struggling on a urine
drenched toilet floor!

Remember - if you are out for a quiet night with
your 'lady', with your best 'designer' gear on,
looking cool, the LAST thing you want to be doing
is rolling about in three different kinds of dog
excrement (note how I cleaned that up, I wish
someone would!) in front of the local 'takeaway'.

So hopefully by now you can see some of the down
points to floor grappling.

Also to be considered is the time factor. The longer
you are on the floor the more dangerous it becomes
for you...

Wrestling and Judo pins are NOT much good in 'real
combat' ; they can only serve as time buying
'manoeuvres' to get into a better finishing
technique.

In the street you will be looking for a
QUICK finish and to get back onto your feet. It won't
be a timed bout with the 'ref' ready to step in.

An opponent who may submit to a hold or a lock can
and may get up and suddenly up the stake by
drawing a weapon or fashioning one out of something
at hand.

It really is best to make sure he DOESN'T get up
again in a hurry - so you can make your exit!"