Sifu Dansac Explains Mugging defense

What is mugging?

Mugging is street crime, violent robbery in public place, usually perform by gang on total stranger. History tell us mugging been criminal career choice for years, hundreds of years. Wherever there is city and people, there is mugging. Mugging most often take form of ambush, sudden surround by gang and demand for money, sometimes at point of knife or gun. Mugging very distressing experience, make you feel helpless and scared for long time after.

What is a mugger?

Mugger is scum. Mugger is human cockroach, with no justification for what him do. Sifu Dansac believe that sometimes what is morally right and what is actual legal not always agree, but there is no grey-area for mugger to hide in; unprovoked attack on total stranger for personal gain of mugger is evil and wrong. One day, Sifu discover student in him class was misuse Martial Arts for mugging purpose; Sifu beat bad student and throw him out, explain in great detail what is station of mugger in karmic moral hierarchy. Mugger is slime unwelcome in Martial Arts class; mugger is persona non gratis mucho extreme.

How to deal with mugger

Mugger operate in gang like pack of dirty hyena; three mugger pick on one person, five mugger pick on two. No such thing as fair fight where mugger is concerned, no such thing as rules or normal behavior. First most important understand is that mugger not give a damn about normal thing like morality; him really will stab you. There is no point reason with mugger; him is already totally unreasonable. Treat him like drunk or angry dog, without bother try to talk him down. Only use for talk in mugging is to delay inevitable; these people have surround you, Laui, them have threaten and demand, them not go away now just because you are nice. Talk to mugger, try to disrupt teamwork of group. Mugger not train or organise; if them take time to make threat for money, try to confuse them. Talk, say funny thing, act crazy, do something make them think.

Most muggers are stupid

That’s right Laui; most muggers more dumb than dog. Average income from mugging very low, dangers very high, hours long. Clever criminal would do something safe, with short hours and high return. Man must be pretty dumb if best crime him concoct is mugging. Whatever other advantage held by mugger, strength and size, weapon and friends, surprise and ambush, it is safe bet you are smarter than him.

Use smarts; delay mugger if possible by talk, let him think him can get what him wants without endanger himself. Remember, no one like be hurt, Laui. Mugger pick fights him can win; big mugger pick on little guy, big gang pick on small group, never other way around.

Mugger is not Superhero

Mugger is normal human person; him have normal consideration of personal safety; believe it or not, Laui, mugger is carry knife for self defence. That right Laui; not only is mugger stupid, him is also scared too. Adrenaline is chemical make both anger and fear in human body; anger and fear really same thing. Mugger will always have adrenaline when him attack you; victim always have adrenaline because him scared. It is fear will make mugger stab or shoot you; but why is mugger afraid? Obviously because him is human being with nerves and organs and sensitive balls; him is not Terminator, him is not Superman; him is not made of metal and feel no pain, so you can hurt him.

If mugger have knife, most important is to deal with knife. Read and study Sifu Dansac lesson ‘How to Deal With Knife’. In brief, obvious you avoid blade, obvious need serious intent when attack mugger. In detail, Sifu consider strategy for deal with multiple opponent in darkened alley.

Attack Biggest Mugger

Attack most dangerous enemy first, usually biggest mugger or man with knife. First, him is imminent danger; it is no good attack little mugger on side if big mugger still stab you. Attack big mugger; him is ringleader. Rest of gang follow him lead, rely on him for intimidate you and take biggest part in fight. Attack him first, show you not afraid, turn you fear into anger. If you can deal with biggest mugger, you can deal with him smaller friends. You will know that and them will know that; you will feel brave and angry, them will feel scared and confuse. Attack biggest mugger; punch him in the face. No strategy, no cleverness; punch him right in the face. Training and practice give you techniques for use in fight; Sifu not explain them here. Punch biggest mugger in face. Then punch him in balls, punch him in face again, stomp on him foot, get behind him and pummel kidneys, kick him in knee, beat him severely. Attack biggest mugger maximum ferocity; destroy him, Laui!

Attack Second Mugger

If biggest mugger defeated, him fellow muggers lose heart. This is dangerous moment; muggers either run or attack you all at once. If muggers have knives, this is where them use; big mugger down and him knife out of play, other muggers scared and possibly armed too. Now any muggers who have them will pull knives; others arm themselves with bottle or brick.

Try to attack smallest mugger; attack nearest mugger, but if have choice, get little one now. Big mugger is down, but there still at least two of them left. Little mugger is smaller opponent, not so strong; easy to deal with quick. Punch him in face, slam him against wall, hurt him and make him cry. If three muggers at start, only one mugger left now; one on one is fair fight, Laui, and this mugger just watch you flatten him two mates. If more than one mugger left, run Laui! Now is the moment; run for it! Even if you take out two, there still two or more left, you should run. Beaten muggers slow to follow you, remaining muggers choose between chase dangerous man and help them beaten friends.

Run Away

When you run, Laui, remember you training; you are martial artist, you are fit and strong, you can outrun lazy mugger who spend stolen money on cigarette and fast food. You are in better shape than drug-addict mugger; you can run further and faster than him. If you are not strong in confidence as martial artist, maybe you lazy in training or only just begin, run anyway; you have added speed of fear, while mugger has only hesitation after see what happen to him friends. So run, Laui; run to safety, run to main street where there are lights and people.

Stand and Fight

You run; muggers chase you. All muggers run at different speed; if them catch you, them not all arrive at once. No matter how many mugger still standing, now them come one by one. Two mugger should already be very sorry them try; even if them join chase, them hesitate to attack you. You have psychological advantage. If you hear mugger catching you, stop and turn, attack him and knock him down. Kick him head in before rest of gang catch up, then run away again. Keep this up until you safe, either escape from gang or beat them all senseless.

Compensation Claim

Be prepare get beaten up, Laui; it is not possible for to fight three or four or more and walk away unscathed. What is possible is fight that many and not get killed. You will need medical help after big fight like this, even if only for shock. You will have bruise and minor injury, you will have scrape and cuts. Most important is you not have stab wound and broken head; this is why you fight back, for protect you life. Not fight is no guarantee mugger will not hurt you; if him mug you easy, him mug someone else in future, him keep getting away with it. Only way stop mugging is for people fight back, make it difficult crime, hard work for no money . Police not often catch mugger; you only hope for payback is in the moment, so take payback now and keep you wallet. If you are Martial Artist, it you double duty kick mugger’s ass, for sake of Martial Arts reputation and general good of society. You must be brave, Laui, and tackle mugger; it not only you own life and wallet on the line, but life and wallet of future victim tomorrow and tomorrow after that. It is civic service for victim to beat up mugger, and minor injuries from fight is you proof for claim compensation from government or medical insurance. UK government pay compensation victims of crime.

Sifu not sure about other countries, reckon it vary all over the world. Whatever case, find out about compensation for after you get mugged, that way maybe you get paid and take something good out of horrible experience. If you mugger is caught by Police, sue him for damages too, take him to civil court, make him pay big money. Remember always that evil mugger is blood-sucking leech on bottom of society; Martial Artist contribute to society by fight mugger and sue him, so it is community action that starve bottom-feeding leech mugger and make him job of drink society blood harder and less profitable.

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