The four D's of fighting

Here are the four D's of fighting.This is something worth remembering.Understanding the Four D’s of Personal Combat will help you understand how to win again even larger and more aggressive opponents. It’s crucial that you begin to understand and incorporate these tactics.
The Four D’s are;

1) Deception 2) Distraction 3) Disruption 4) Destruction
First off know this. Unlike “sport fighting”, prevailing (winning) a street fight has little to do with size, strength and physical skill. The Four D’s are the great equalizers of those factors.

1. Deception

Deception is key to fights, games and even wars! General Eisenhower used deception against Hitler to pull off D-Day and you too can use deception to gain the advantage over an opponent. The basic concept is to make your adversary think one thing while you turn the tables on him. The result is confusion, hesitation and panic.
Deception can be verbal, physical or tactical. Tell him you don’t want any trouble while your discovering your targets. Raise your hands up in a manner of submission so that they are ready and in front of your shoulders and face… AND HIS! He’ll believe that you’re in a “surrender” position but truthfully your hands will be in what is called a “forward boundary” ready for action.
About the same time you're looking him in the eye stating, "I don't want any trouble" should be about the time you unleash on him and take the offensive. Striking first is critical. It may not be politically correct, but it will be necessary to be effective. More on that later in the course.

2. Distraction

There’s a quirk in the human brain that makes it difficult to focus on more than one thing at a time.
The good news is that you can take advantage of this human limitation by redirecting… or “distracting”… your opponent’s attention away from you so you can act with a reasonable chance at catching him off-guard. The bad news is that distractions are often only effective for a split second or so… which means that unless you have an immediate follow-up plan, the distraction is futile.
A few examples of simple distractions are flipping a cigarette in their face, dropping loose change from your pocket on the ground (they’ll almost always look), spitting or spilling your drink in their face, appear to adjust your glasses and throw them in their face.
Be quick with this one. More importantly, be prepared to act the instant you gain a distraction.

3. Disruption

Disrupt his plan. He began his attack thinking he could dominate, control and humiliate you. Show him quickly and decisively that this could end very bad for him. Get him thinking about his own well being. Tom Cruse (fighter not actor) fights by the rule that, “display a complete and total disregard for your opponents well being”. This is also when you need to be unpredictable.
Some tactics…

• Hit First (That’s right… we’re not in grade school anymore. Start it and finish it with the first strike advantage.)
• Close the distance (unless he has a knife… in which case run! You will get seriously hurt even if you win) take the fight to him and quickly inflict damage and pain! Do not hesitate to begin attacking targets. This tactic takes away his plan and forces him to start internally thinking about a new plan.
• Forward Pressure (Continue The Attack) with a relentless assault without pause. Get him back pedaling. It’s not time to be Mr. Nice Guy. Beat this guy down into both physical and mental humiliation.

4. Destruction

I just touched on some of this because the simple lesson is “kick his ass”. You didn't sign up here for lesson on the obvious though. So, here’s the skinny on effective destruction.
Think target and what to strike it with. For a true hand-to-hand fight with no improvised weapons, knives or guns… typically a soft target gets hit with a hard body part (i.e. closed fist to the gut) while a hard target gets hit by soft tool (i.e. an ear slap with an open cupped palm. (You’ll learn this in today’s video clip.)
Attack high value targets. Get this guy to understand that he picked on the wrong person and you intend to hurt him badly. Start “laying the hate” without relenting and make him succumb to the “Surprise & Shock” factor of messing with you.
You had better answer a question for yourself in advance. Are you willing to hurt a person who’s attacking you. Seems like a no-brainer huh? It’s not. You can’t afford a hesitation in the 3 to 5 seconds that this all takes place. Hesitate and you’ll pay a dear price. Perhaps the ultimate one.
Last two questions that should be running through your mind…
“What’s my target?” & “What’s my next target?”