whats it like in a fist-fight?

Question

for any of you who have been in one, whats it feel like? is it really fast paced or is there time to think? does it hurt/stun you when you get hit.?
does grappling feel anything like hugging someone?

Answer 1

When in a fight, for bob anyways, you are very excited and the adrenaline is pumping and you got a rush going on.

It is pretty fast paced, although like the person above said, fist fights like ont he street usually dont last longer then a minute, from the point of view of a fighter it feels like its very face paced and you kind of lose track of time.

the time to think part is critical, being strong or bigger then your opponent does not win fights it helps to have strong punches because they do more damage and hurt more, but raw skill does. What does it matter if you can knock the person out in one punch if you cant hit them at all.

Part of raw skill is being smart (fight wise, not like in school wise), making good decisions like wither to throw a hook or dodge get in and then throw hook and being able to think under pressure and while being hit, everyone has a plan for a fight until they start getting hit, if you can keep your plan and keep a cool while being hit and throwing punches your set.

You can feel the punches, but because of the adrenaline they dont really hurt until after the fight or unless they slam you with a massive blow to a sensitive spot. It all depends on the level of adrenaline you have at the time and your pain tolerance, but you dont generally feel a lot of pain from the punches. However after words depending on the strength of your knuckles you can break or injure your knuckles by punching someone hard enough when your knuckles are not strong enough, if you want to build up strength in your knuckles so they are more durable. Drink a glass of milk every day and then go punch the wall about 2-3 times a day until they are red and sore. Dont over do it, but make sure they are red.

grappling is a totally different story, grappling is just wrestling on the ground and trying to get them to submit or depending on what style to get on top and pound them until they get tko or ko. If your grappling with out punches its just wrestling your trying to get into a good position while they are at the same time, physical strength plays into this a lot more then it does in fist fights and skill comes from being able to maneuver, think and conserve energy on the ground. It kind of feels like hugging someone, but mroe or less grabbing at them and trying to move yoruself and them into a better position for you.


dont do what gin told you
1. if you dont know how to do those things properly your gonna mess up and theres a good chance they'll mount you or take advantage of it and you'll lose because of it.
2. if you actually get them into the triangle and start punching like he told you to and no one stops you, your gonna end up making the person brain dead and its not worth it.

Answer 2

Depends on how big your opponent is and whether he is an experienced fighter or just an amateur who swings away like a chimp. With adrenaline flowing, most of the time, you won't feel any of the punches that doesn't hit a vital spot, you just see flashes of white light everytime you get hit in the face and your knees tend to buckle when hit square in the jaw plus your ears feels really hot. It may seem fast paced to observers, but to you it seems like an eternity has passed, at least that's how it feels if you don't quite know what to do or how to react to his attacks and just cover up and try to weather his onslaught. If you do fight back however, it becomes a contest of who hits the fastest. And most of the time, you're off balance and usually have a hard time setting up a good punch and are constantly trying to get some leverage which is why most prefer to just grapple. Grappling isn't as easy as it looks since you're both straining against each other and more often hit a hard object either on the ground or in your surroundings. The first thing to go is usually your breathe or wind, then your strength gets sapped. Once that's gone, it usually becomes a contest of wills and on who can stay on top and keep pummeling. The pain, unless he hits you where it hurts, like the groin, throat or solar plexus which stops you dead on your tracks, usually doesn't come until after the fight when the adrenalin fades away, then you'll feel every punch he ever threw and every pebble and table corner you banged into all over your body.

Answer 3

fist fighting isn't the most intense fighting I've ever encountered. A good capoeira match is much more stimulating , and it's also fun.

If it's a pure fist fight, or just a fight with someone with no other training, I will have less to worry about and watch out for. I find them unexciting.

If you are relaxed in the fight, you will, have more thinking time, it all depends on how good your opponent is.

The punches only hurt if they hit you square and if the guy is a good puncher. You don't necessarily get stunned by a punch, it depends where and how hard it hits.

Answer 4

In a street fight you often have so much adrenaline pumping that you don't feel anything and are in a kind of daze, but are in fact faster and more explosive than you would normally be, it just doesn't feel that way. Odd feeling, I have never felt a punch until afterward, when I was back to calm. Grappling does not have to go hand in hand with fighting, and it doesn't feel like hugging unless you're an immature little kid.

Answer 5

I got a laugh out of the first answer. It doesn't hurt THAT much when you get hit, but after the adrenaline goes away, it will hurt. A regular old street fight is very quick. You don't need endurance. Make sure you get the first hit. It will usually get broken up pretty fast, if not, you WILL end up on the ground. just make sure you wind up on top and reign down blows.

Answer 6

There's plenty of time to think but not enough time to dilly-dally. Whatever pain ya feel during a fight, it is MUCH worse afterwards. I don't know what kind of grappling YOU're talking about but in real life fights nobody tries to do that hugging BS you see in competitions sometimes.

Answer 7

I've only been in one.

During the summer between 9th and 10th grade. I squared off on a street corner one evening against Matt Hamilton. Matt was one of those guys that talked bigger than he was. He was taller than I so I positioned myself on the sidewalk and he was in the street. We started trading punches. The scrap moved from the sidewalk to the street and back to the sidewalk again. Finally after we had each thrown and landed a few blows, I realized that when I stomped my foot Matt would turn his head. So, I stomped my foot and hit him in the left temple with a straight right hand. He was unconscious for a few seconds. Long enough for me to get on top of him and start throwing lefts and rights to his head. He started saying, "I GIVE UP, I GIVE UP"! So I stopped and we never had anymore problems after that.

Both of my hands were sore and I remember going home and soaking them in Epsom Salt.

Answer 8

Wow someones never been in public schools. If you are talking about just a regular street fight its mostly just 2 people wildly swinging at eachother for a minute until someone goes down. You wont feel a thing until you calm down later.

Answer 9

when that movie "Fight Club" came out, we watched it, and w etaught it was a good idea to copy it, so we got drunk and went outside, somebody had to iniate the first strike so my mate punched me right in teh corner of my eye, it stang. so later on down the road I swang a right punch to his temple, he said it hurted to...and there was this guy walking past and he looked at us like we were crazy. so he punched me several times on the forehead that didnt hurt that much.


when I was at at school maybee at 13 years old, some guy made a racial slur at me, I dont usually hit people but from nowhere I just slapped him in the face and right cross him in the nose, it bled, and he started crying...he then grabbed my arm, and we were back to back, so I repeatedly elbowed him with my left elbow to to his neck and back,,,and he just sat there crying, I apologised to him afterwards.

when I was 11, we were on the ground and some dude was playing with my shoelaces, so I moved my feet, and in effect kicking him straight in the face, he started crying too...I had to apologise, but when I did he palm striked me right in the eye, I started crying to, so the next day I braught a knife to school...I didnt end up using it though and we became friends through high school.

when I was 8, it was night time about 10pm, we went over to this guys house across the road and we were throwing rocks on the wall and calling his mom fat, and he came out and punched us a couple of times...we learnt our lesson.

Answer 10

in a fight what matters most is what your opponent like he will not feel much pain from your hits because of his adrenaline and nor will you from his. a fight feels harder than it actually looks eg: you might see a fight video on youtube and you see somebody getting hammered and you think "oh i could get up from that easily", but the reality is its not that easy because of how much energy your opponent has . my advice to you if you got in a fight would be to score a quik leg takedown (whilst avoiding his face shots wrap youyr arms round his legs, twist your body onto the floor and hell go down) after that wrap you legs round his neck (prefrebly your thighs) then squeeze. (people may say you are gay for doing this but just ignore them) then with his head trapped in your legs, keep punching him for all you are worth until he is outcold and you have won the fight.