If I was either in or about to get into a fight, what are some "tricks" that could help me?

Take teakquondo defense classes or Brazilian jitsu defense I have 9 years in teakquondo and I had to fight I guy I felt bad for so I never hit him it was in walmart parking lot one of those white boy wearing those saggy *** pants and I dodged and put him on the ground everytime so there ya go

KW and myself don't agree on a whole lot in regards to training or martial arts. But I must agree with KW. There are no tricks to martial arts or self defense. The best option for the smartest person is to avoid the fight. I won't get into what a master would or would say.

Fighting is the last thing anyone should do. Save the fighting for the dojo, the ring, or the cage. Most fights can be avoided. If you are in a good school you should be able to use what you have learned for self defense. If you want combat training that is done in the military. Combat and self defense are different things.

Well if you have that amount of training I think you can handle the fight situation. So I’m going to assume the question more about diffusing the situation before or after the fight has broken out and how to end it without one person badly hurt on the ground.

The key to diffusing the situation before a fight is to take his aggression and sidestep and turn him or turn yourself so that you are looking at the same direction. Most people don’t think of problems into two types: against a person or against a situation, but thinking of it in this way helps. If there was a fire then that’s situation problem. If there is an argument that’s a person problem. But you can turn the person problems into situation problem. If you do this then the opponent is no longer fighting you, but facing and trying to solve the same problem as you. So if he demands you for your candy bar, then this is a problem created against you. But you can’t fight against him, or you’ll have a fight in your hands. Rather you need to side step the aggression and look at it as a situational problem and get him to see it as the same. The problem then becomes there is only one candy bar and two people who would like to have it. The solution is to split the candy bar, but if you give in just like that then he is not seeing this as a situational solution. He’ll think of it as person problem solution and that he won. So you split it using correct words to make him see that this was a situational solution. “Okay, I’ll share this one with you, but you owe me half of candy bar later.” No aggression and there is price to pay later to discourage him from asking you later for more free candy bars. Or if you would really rather not share then you can try changing the whole situation into a joke instead. “Freeze. I’m going to take a Twix moment.” and proceed to eat the candy bar. The key is not to respond with aggression with aggression.

Once you are in a fight though you can’t really use this type of verbal approach. Maybe You can, but the best idea is to make himself tire out in the fight and make his will to fight sap away. Then when he’s too tired or just can’t see a way to win, you offer him a way out. An example might be just tying him up and controlling his limbs so that he can’t fight you and would use up all his energy. Then let him know, “hey I think a teacher’s going to come by if we stick around anymore than this. Let’s just call this whole thing off.” The main thing is to make it sound like a draw, but without making it sound like he still has a chance to win. The reason you want it to be a draw is so he wouldn’t rechallenge you or have him pick on you later thinking he can win against you.

Just realized I made you a student even though I’m not sure if you are. Either way the principles apply the same in students as adults.

I understand that you can't just walk away. I understand that this isn't a schoolyard fight that starts if you join in, this is a situation that you're forced into, and running just turns into a chase. I understand that it doesn't end when somebody gets hurt or quits or gets knocked out, it ends when somebody ends. I've been in those situations, been attacked 76 times, and I had to make a GOOD technique to survive. Here's the #1 age-old tactic that never get old.

1. Lie. That's it. Always lie. If you want to hit on the right (right jab), fake left (left jab) first. They'll leave their right side open. If you can obliterate the enemy, act like you have nothing. They'll walk right into your trap. If you have nothing, and you know that the end is near, act like you've got a gun in your back pocket, and act like your life depends on it, because it does. Fake being slow (right haymaker/roundhouse punch), and quickly strike (left straight punch).

2. Strike like it's your last chance to strike in your life, because it is, and every punch will be a knockout punch.

Now you have a set-up that is guaranteed to work. If you use these tactics, either go 100%, or forget them entirely.

Walking away and being a bigger person. One of the biggest "tricks" you'll ever use. And people will respect you for it if they're mature. Fighting is dirty. I've been in and came close to being in tons of fights and I learned that walking away is the best thing you can do. Spare the hurt and legal trouble and be a bigger person if you ever come to getting in a fight. The ONLY time it'll be justifiable to fight is if it's for self defense.

Ok so I will respond to you because it seems these guys don't know nothing about what they talking:

First of all forget all these crap you see in here like take taekwondoo classes do jujitsu you can pee on all of these matters **** in street fight. In order to get out alive/unharmed/victorious/unshamed whatever you wanna call this there are no tricks because in a fight everything moves too fast in order to order it properly. More if you get some adrenaline rush you are gonna barely know what you are hitting doing and etc at least not till the fight ends. The best way to have at your disposal in any fight are 3 things : to be an intelligent person (this will get you mobility in the situation however it occurs) , power (being as dominant as a person can be you can have 20 guys in your front if you inspire fear in them none will dare to step forward to attack you) and third thing is never think in a thing it sounds insane but never think respond instinctually and dont worry you aint gonna kill nobody you would just taunt them...people wont respect you when you turn your back and go away people will respect you when you stand and taunt them them back.

Now last the greatest thing about fighthing you will ever hear : just stay relaxed and be as mobile and soft as you can go hard just the 1-2 second when you do the hit ... dont do 100 hits do just 1-2 per 1-2 seconds in the rest be soft so punches wont destroy you being rigid and mobility wont be affected much since you are following his body (like hold him). If you have to fight with a guy wich taunts alot and removes his shirt and he is better builded then you forget fighting with arms its the words mistake just let him get close grab his neck head with all your force and strike with knee or low kicks rapidly. One more thing when fightin or about to fight an armed guy with a knife lets say just dont think attack first all the time (it's all about ego,courage and guts) if you have them your target is easy prey...just dont make yourself intimidated whatever happens and remember there are no kicks better then other no punches better then others no tehnique there is just your experience in fights ,your power speed body and your guts...nothing else...in a fight you dont have time to think...your brain will use just your instincts. Make sure you are courageous,brave,powerfull,strong before thinking to stay on a fight! Have fun