Can a bodyshot be effective in a street fight?

[shawn_]

Its not like you sit there dancing around looking for body shots. You need to end it before it starts. As soon as they start pushing, you dig a hard left hook to the liver and end it right there.

I promise they will crumble to the ground and roll around in pain for a good 5 min before they get up.

If you have problems slipping the wide winging punches to get in with a body shot in a street fight, you might need to work on your boxing skills.

[THE REAL NINJA]

Are you people kidding me of course a body shot works in a street fight .
The reason why you never see it done is because most street fighters have never had any kind of training and can't think more then one or two moves at a time.

It all comes down to where the fight is, what's going on and whether or not you have that option but to say that it can not work at all doesn't make any sense at all.

[typeone]

I have never thrown a body punch in street fight,Not knowingly And I have never seen someone win a fight from a body punch..if ya gonna get in that close then grab the ***er and bite his face off pull his eyes out rip his ears off there are no rules in a street fight best use that to your advantage, the best of all that works for me time and time again is a punch to the throat. or the neck...but I guess would a body shot be affective yep if ya can place your shot!

[Brave_turtle]

Any type of shot can be effective.

But the most effective would be a gun shot.

[juancho]

might be off topic but you ever see some wobble like say sam peter after gettin hit in a street fight,i dont think it could happen but just askin

[typeone]

[QUOTE=shawn_;2646379]. As soon as they start pushing, you dig a hard left hook to the liver and end it right there


Dont ever wait for the pushing ****..Someone wonts it just give it to erm straight away dont wait for no man. Pushing is for people who are still thinking weather or not to do it. As soon as they call you just lace erm straight away dont be standing there pushing thats for girls.

[shawn_]

Unfortunately doing that could get you sent to prison. Atleast if they push, you have a reasonable argument that your actions were in self defense.

[GattiFan]

I've hit to the body when the other person has missed badly. It works amazingly well on drunks who I could have hit in the face with a hammer and not fazed them. Breathing is important even to drunk people.

One thing about body shots....they are always there.

The average person in a street fight leads in with arms flailing and the head leaned straight back. Punches thrown in a looping manner,after bringing the fist back well behind the ear to build up "momentum"

The body of a street punk is usually bent slightly backwards with the shoulders slightly leaned back over the feet. The only thought is to protect their head. And they will sling themselves all over the place to avoid getting hit in the face. Because of this....the left hand is often only used as a blocking tool to catch incoming right hands.

This allows for easy shots to the body under the persons left arm. Which will usually be well elevated.

For evidence, type in "street fights" into youtube.

I have seen several instances of body shots causing the knees to buckle, and have even seen a left to the body cause the person that has been punched to swing their upper body forward with their arms down to protect the midsection.


It is far easier than landing clean to the face of a juiced up crackhead who doesnt want to get hit.