| In Part 1 of this article, I discussed what most (at | | | | |
| least 99 %) self defense instructors teach and the | | | | 1. The person who attacks first usually wins. |
| fact that it has no basis in what has been proven to | | | | 2. The person who lands the first blow to the head |
| be effective in modern street combat. I also told you | | | | or neck usually wins. |
| that the more of those points that are present in a | | | | 3. The person who fights dirtiest usually wins. |
| system of combatives or self-protection, the less | | | | 4. The more aggressive person usually wins. |
| you can rely on it to save your neck when your | | | | 5. The person more concerned with offense than |
| back is against the wall. In this article, I'm going to list | | | | defense usually wins. |
| ten positive points that you should be looking for | | | | 6. The person who hits with more force usually wins. |
| when choosing a self-defense system. | | | | 7. The person who uses a weapon usually wins. |
| If I were to teach self-protection, which I do, I | | | | 8. The person who's standing while his opponent |
| would only teach people things that either I | | | | goes to the ground usually wins. |
| personally used to win real situations, things that I've | | | | 9. The person who's on top when two or more |
| seen used to win real situations, things that people I | | | | people go to the ground usually wins. |
| know and trust have used or seen used to win real | | | | 10. The person who lands blows instead of locking or |
| situations or variations of those concepts, that I | | | | clinching usually wins. |
| changed to avoid any problems there might have | | | | As opposed to the first list in Part 1, the more of the |
| been the first time I used them or saw them being | | | | winning ways that are present in a system of |
| used-which I do. | | | | combatives or self-protection, the more you can rely |
| Just speaking generally, without mentioning specific | | | | on it to save your neck when your back is against |
| examples, here are what our experiences have told | | | | the wall. They may not be honorable, traditional, |
| us tend to be the deciding factors in winning / | | | | sporting or pretty, but they work and that's all that |
| surviving street violence: | | | | will interest you when you're in a life or death |
| The Top Ten Ways Street Fights Tend to be Won | | | | situation-believe me. |