Defending yourself from multiple attackers

The world has gone crazy!

Turn on the evening news and you will be bombarded with stories of innocent people being attacked, robbed, and killed on a daily basis. Now throw in an emergency situation or natural disaster and the lunatics of the world will swarm the streets like roaches  looking for innocent victims to target.

One of the biggest dangers that you will face in an urban survival situation is an attack from multiple people. Anyone who is serious about survival needs to be able to defend themselves and their loved ones from a violent attack.

So what can you do when attacked by multiple people?

Access the situation

Do you have an escape route? This isn’t about looking cool and it’s not time to be Mr. Tough Guy.
Survival does not mean fighting,  if you have an escape route take it now. 

Can you talk your way out of the situation? Talking your way out of an attack is more art than science and takes a considerable amount of street smarts to pull off.  But there are a couple of things that you should keep in mind.

• Telling a group that’s ready to attack to F off does nothing to diffuse the situation.
• Remember you are probably dealing with people that are borderline insane and have nothing to lose. Stay calm & don’t show any fear.
• Apologize – Sometimes these morons are just trying to look cool in front of the group. Apologizing will allow them to look like the big tough guy without having to pound in your skull.

If you must fight then here are some tips that may help.

If you have no other options and your life is in jeopardy then you need to know how to protect yourself. *Remember your best option is to try to avoid the fight, the following actions should only be taken if your life in in immediate danger.

Watch the groups body language -  Watching the groups body language will give you a clue to when they are ready to attack. The following actions may be a signs of an attack.

• Watch for the assailant to do something like removing a hat or shirt.
• Your attacker may start to make erratic movements such as rubbing his nose, pushing his hair back or clenching his teeth.
• Watch the groups eyes, they may start to glance at each other for ques on when to attack.
• Watch the attackers fists, often times they will tighten them right before they are ready to attack you.

Weapons - Quickly scan your surroundings. Beer bottles, tree branches, garbage cans, bricks, and even the pen in your pocket can  used as improvised weapons in an emergency situation.

Psychology - Fighting a group does not always mean having to fight the whole group, in fact your goal is to fight as few of them as possible. Instead of defeating each of their bodies, you must instead destroy their minds.

Your first strike must be spectacular and very visible to the group. The more visible the injury is, the greater physiological effect it will have on the rest of the group. The first few seconds of the fight are critical, if you can physiologically defeat the group now many of them will scatter without ever throwing a punch.

Identify the leader – Who is the strongest link?  This person is your main threat and must be taken out first. Taking out the leader can destroy the groups willingness to fight and is the first step to surviving an attack.  Remember, you want to create a strong visible injury that will make the group rethink it’s attack.

Where to Attack – In a life or death situation there are no rules.  Take out their eyes, break their kneecaps jab them in the throat….. your goal is to immobilize the attackers by any means available.

Everyday Carry Pocket Weapons

• Smith & Wesson SWPENBL Blue Tactical Pen
• Cold Steel Pocket Shark Self Defense Md: 91SPB
• 16 in. Airweight Expandable Baton
• Kubaton
• Kubotan Yawara – Pointed