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!"

Defending yourself with Krav Maga on the floor.

"If pulled down close by an opponent, immediately
bite into nose, ear, cheek or neck for a release -
then gouge into the windpipe with a claw hand
squeezing it shut or thumb gouge into the eyes or
ram finger up their nostrils and rip...

Grabbing the hair or ears and banging the head
on the floor has quite a 'sobering' effect on
your would be attacker. So has a fast choke
hold.

If you feel you are losing balance in this
'mount' position, lean over and rest your hands
on the floor. Put your chest into opponents face, then
when he pushes you off, take his straight arm,
pivot off his chest to the side and dislocate
the elbow with the famous cross arm-bar.

Make sure you DRIVE the heel of your arm
into the face and body of your opponent
to prevent them attempting biting your leg.

If you go down underneath, then get the opponent
between your legs in 'the guard' position.

If he attempts to punch you, pull him forward
in the scissors until he loses his balance. Then
pull his head down to yours and bite into his
ear, and get one of your feet between his legs
and flip him over and off.

If he is strangling you, push back with your
legs and hips, grab his straightened arm and
swing your foot over his neck and pull him
over and down for the cross arm-bar again!

If he has mounted your chest and is choking
you, drive your thumbs up into his eyes, then
grab the back of his head and his chin and
crank his neck around in a hard twist to
take him off your body."

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

"So what do I do if I go to the floor?

Well there's plenty you can do - but the rule for
the street is to make it quick. Do not let your
opponent settle into a good hold or get into a
superior position.

The following techniques, concepts and theories
are taken from the system of Martial Arts I teach -
'Kempo Goshin Jutsu'. They have worked for me in
and out of the dojo. They are not by any means
unique but they are what I teach my students to
do on the floor...

Remember 'how you train is how you react'.

I believe if you DON'T have command of the
following techniques you will struggle badly on
the floor, especially against a large and
aggressive opponent.

These techniques are an overview - NOT the whole
picture - otherwise it may take a whole book
to demonstrate.

If you go to the ground and you are on top of
opponent, cushion your fall by landing on them.
There is a certain SICKENING feeling about landing
on a pavement on your kneecaps or elbows.

Try and drive your knee into their groin and then
fall dropping the point of your elbow into the
sternum (breastbone) or solar plexus.

Naturally, from there, let your head snap forward
in a butt to their face...the best target being the
nose.

Climb so you straddle their chest, consolidate your
balance and bang away with fist, elbows, palm
heels and butts - then get out QUICK."