Best way to trip someone in street fight

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Atto

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Lets say i get in a street fight and he gets close and tries to hold me.
What would be the best way to trip him over without using too much strength.
@Rhino
 
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Lets say i get in a street fight and he gets close and tries to hold me.
What would be the best way to trip him over without using too much strength.
@Rhino
There are numerous judo trips/foot sweeps you can use from the clinch. Best way to describe Judo is... Get all your opponent's weight on one limb, then violently take take limb out.

It's hard to describe, check out clinch takedowns and judo sweeps on YouTube
 

Atto

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There are numerous judo trips/foot sweeps you can use from the clinch. Best way to describe Judo is... Get all your opponent's weight on one limb, then violently take take limb out.

It's hard to describe, check out clinch takedowns and judo sweeps on YouTube
how about you post one for me.. please please please ..
 
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how about you post one for me.. please please please ..
How is the attacker coming at you?..... For starters, in a situation where I feel like I may get into a fight, I act first..... I have an awesome RNC setup I like to use in incapacitating non compliants.... Anyone swinging wildly, I close the distance and clinch, then set up either a single leg takedown, buckle them sideways, or trip/throw (depending on how far I chose to escalate the situation)
 

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How is the attacker coming at you?..... For starters, in a situation where I feel like I may get into a fight, I act first..... I have an awesome RNC setup I like to use in incapacitating non compliants.... Anyone swinging wildly, I close the distance and clinch, then set up either a single leg takedown, buckle them sideways, or trip/throw (depending on how far I chose to escalate the situation)
After clinching which judo throw would be the best , which i can practice with my friend and get good at it
 

maurice

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The hardest part is the setup (kuzushi), which you are unlikely to perform well against a resisting opponent without in-person instruction from a competent judoka, wrestler, etc. Without getting into the nuances and Japanese names, basic clinch trip takedowns can be separated into inside trips and outside trips. They can be performed with clothing grips, with under/overhooks, and with either leg. Here's an animated example of one particular outside trip with judo-gi grips:


People who are good at trips essentially use their foot to create a hole and then make the other fellow fall into it. Same basic principle as a knee tap or ankle pick. It's all about the setup and requires very little strength when you do it correctly.
 

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The hardest part is the setup (kuzushi), which you are unlikely to perform well against a resisting opponent without in-person instruction from a competent judoka, wrestler, etc. Without getting into the nuances and Japanese names, basic clinch trip takedowns can be separated into inside trips and outside trips. They can be performed with clothing grips, with under/overhooks, and with either leg. Here's an animated example of one particular outside trip with judo-gi grips:


People who are good at trips essentially use their foot to create a hole and then make the other fellow fall into it. Same basic principle as a knee tap or ankle pick. It's all about the setup and requires very little strength when you do it correctly.
Thanks
 

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How is the attacker coming at you?..... For starters, in a situation where I feel like I may get into a fight, I act first..... I have an awesome RNC setup I like to use in incapacitating non compliants.... Anyone swinging wildly, I close the distance and clinch, then set up either a single leg takedown, buckle them sideways, or trip/throw (depending on how far I chose to escalate the situation)
This is the best. I always called it the bear hug. Get in, hug hard, then just lean one way or the other and watch them fall.
 

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Thanks and how to defend against such take down?
To paraphrase Kurt Osiander; if someone gets a bear hug/double underhooks on you in a street fight, you messed up a long time ago. You are at a severe disadvantage if someone gains that position on you, and are likely going to get thrown/tripped. You can try to sprawl/pummel/attack an arm to try to break their grip/entangle a leg if they try to pick you up; but it will be an uphill battle. If you can, I would generally try to lower my weight, get my hips back and try to pummel an arm in to negate one of the attackers underhooks, but a lot depends on exactly how my opponent is moving/attacking.
 

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How is the attacker coming at you?..... For starters, in a situation where I feel like I may get into a fight, I act first..... I have an awesome RNC setup I like to use in incapacitating non compliants.... Anyone swinging wildly, I close the distance and clinch, then set up either a single leg takedown, buckle them sideways, or trip/throw (depending on how far I chose to escalate the situation)
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Can someone tell me how to upload video here.... I'm too lazy to upload to YouTube and do all that jazz
 

Leigh

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IMHO the simplest and most effective trip is the double underhooks, as displayed in the Bear Hug video above. A bit of detail:

I first saw this watching Rickson fighting. He would grab people and they would just fall over. It looked like magic. What he was doing was killing their hips by pulling in their lower back, which means they physically cannot step backwards. Lean on them and they fall over. For extra insurance, hook their leg (your knee around the outside of their knee) on the same side as your head and pull it out.

Countering this takedown is difficult. You can try to pummel your arms back in but once you're caught, the only thing that's worked for me in competition is a harai goshi, using a whizzer. It did wreck the guy but it takes a lot of practise.
 

Atto

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IMHO the simplest and most effective trip is the double underhooks, as displayed in the Bear Hug video above. A bit of detail:

I first saw this watching Rickson fighting. He would grab people and they would just fall over. It looked like magic. What he was doing was killing their hips by pulling in their lower back, which means they physically cannot step backwards. Lean on them and they fall over. For extra insurance, hook their leg (your knee around the outside of their knee) on the same side as your head and pull it out.

Countering this takedown is difficult. You can try to pummel your arms back in but once you're caught, the only thing that's worked for me in competition is a harai goshi, using a whizzer. It did wreck the guy but it takes a lot of practise.
Thanks for the tip , but it would be easier if i could see some demonstration ..Any video of Rickson you would recommend?
 

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the only thing that's worked for me in competition is a harai goshi
I'll bet hitting that counter was satisfying. How were you able to get your hips turned through? Was he not hugging low enough to control your hip movement?