Chances Of Winning A Fight With Someone Bigger Than You Read Details

Can I fight someone bigger and stronger than me if I had martial arts training, and win?

You will have a better chance of winning with training than without but there are no guarantees. Movies and television have given the average person a very distorted view of what martial artists are capable of.One of the most annoying things in the movies is the myth of the small women with invincible fighting skills. A single person of any size and skill can not defeat multiple armed strong male attackers, never mind a 100 pound woman. With a lot of training, a 100 pound woman will stand a better chance against a small man than she would have otherwise, but still not much of a chance against a large strong man.I hold a black belt in judo and am a fairly large guy (6′, 200 lbs). Fighting within judo rules I can handle most beginners. However on the occasions where I have had to deal with much larger/stronger guys, I have a lot more trouble. If they have any training, they are even more trouble. So for judo size, strength and training all matter, but it takes a lot of training to overcome size differences.In kendo, the opposite is true. The weapon is a great equalizer and it takes a lot of athleticism to compensate for a lack of skill. I simply do not get hit by beginners unless I let them. After 5 years’ training, they might get lucky and hit me occasionally.In a real fight outside of the rulesets that you train in, size and strength matter a great deal. But even someone smaller than you can injure or kill you when the gloves are truly off. No matter how well trained you are every fight is a huge risk. Avoiding fights is what you want to do. Situational awareness and conflict de-escalation are more important skills than knowing how to punch or throw.

Is it possible to win a fight against someone taller than you?

Yes it is. Mike tyson was smaller than most of his opponents. A quick google search and you will find loads of other examples in many different sports.Still, easier said than done, there is a reason fighting big guys is such a frequent question. It is generally easier to pick on smaller dudes. People will try to argue how advantageous being smaller is, but the hard truth is big people have it easier, they reach you first and reach you harder. Sayings like the bigger the man, the bigger the fall or that on the ground size doesnt matter are lies that only really work if the experience and technique difference is big.This is the reason most fighting competitions dont have absolute division fights, the result is almost always the same, and it will be brutal. Yes I am plenty aware that BJJ has absolute division, and sometimes the small person wins, but usually there is a biiiiiiig gap between the contestants and techniques where techniques depend on strentgh are banned, like slams and hard takedowns. Like Marcelo Garcia. This dude is simply the best of all time, or gaby garcia vs mackenzie. All gaby tried was to hold her down, zero offensive game while mackenzie really was busting her ass and squirming to get anywhere. (btw gaby wins almost all absolute division titles she partakes in).So yeah, if they are not much bigger, you can totally do it, if they are much bigger, a little prayer wont hurt

How can I win an unarmed fight against an opponent who is stronger than me?

Run. If you are about to get into a fight, try to avoid it. You don't know who you're messing with. He could be an MMA champion, a pissed off brawler, or a drunk guy who's alll talk. You don't want to take the chance. Your pride isn't worth your life, permanent damage to your body, or the trip to the hospital. Don't risk it.Let's pretend somehow you've failed to do that, or worse you ignored my above advice for pride reasons. (I've done it myself before. You will do stupid things in the heat of the moment) Fight like a fucking cornered animal. No time for fancy shit. No twirly spinning kicks, or fancy flips, just dirty and damaging. Don't ever stop, punching, kicking, elbowing, headbutting, biting, scratching, ball grabbing, ball punching, ball kneeing, rib kneeing, eye gouging, etc until the fucker is on the ground crying for his mama. Use any weapon available in the vicinity. Any object can easily be turned into a weapon. Don't hesitate. You can't give him a second's break because that's when he will hit you and if he lands one lucky shot, you're fucked and god knows what he will do to you once he has you in the palm of his hand. If he's on the defensive he can't hit you. Change up what strike your doing, where you're aiming from time to time to keep from becoming predictable and aim for open targets on his body. You want to inflict as much damage as possible with the least amount of energy spent. You gotta fight dirty and aggressively to save yourself, and all this is just to buy you time and an opportunity to run the hell away. The moment an opportunity to escapes opens up, you take it, no matter how the fight is going. YOUR PRIDE AND EGO AREN'T IMPORTANT! YOUR HEALTH IS!!! Hopefully you'll never find yourself in a situation where you'll need to use this advice. Remember there is no such thing as "winning" a fight. There's only surviving intact, or not. Fighting is always a last resort, and should only be used until you've found an opening to escape. Sources:Experience from getting into street fights for stupid reasons and getting attacked for being Jewish and Latino (yes that bullshit still happens) and I managed to get through that more or less intact so I guess I'm doing something right.Krav Maga