Breaking the Rules

It strikes me that if one studied the rules on what are considered illegal blows in all sporting competitions of a combative nature, from boxing, karate, MMA, muay thai, tae kwon do, judo, and what have you, one would have a pretty good idea of what to do if you were ever in a real fight.   And to give this article coherence, I will enumerate exactly what you can do to violate these rules, starting with targets from the head and downwards, and other things that you can do to defend yourself when you’re unarmed.  Let's start from the top:

Grab the hair and pull down hard and fast.  Once he’s down, kick and pound with every ounce of strength you have. 

Poke or gouge out his eyes.

Clap hard on one or both ears or grab one or both of his ears and tear them off his head.

Grab the lower lip and pull down hard to tear it off.

Strike hard at the throat or strangle him.

Strike hard at his clavicle and break it.

Twist or break his shoulder or elbow joint.

Grab a finger and break it.  Any finger, or fingers, will do.

To break a stranglehold, seize the pinkie finger and, if need be, break.

Hit him in the groin, or in Visayan, the pus-on.  Visualize a circle three inches in diameter with a center two inches below the navel, aim for that spot, and punch two or three inches through it.

Kick him in the balls.

Kick, twist or break his knee.

Strike at his shin but aim to break it.

If he's in your face and less than a hand away, butt him with your head.

Strike with the elbows and the knees.

Bite any part of your opponent that you can.

Kick your opponent when he’s down.  Kick his ribs and break them in.  Stomp on his face or chest or back  or hip or groin.  Kick hard at any joint: elbow, knee, shoulder, hip.  But don’t let him grab your foot.

Much of what I've enumerated above is brutal, considering that this is a post about breaking the rules.  Done singly, some of them may not be enough to stop an attacker.  But if you're brutally violent enough, you may just put an end to an attack.  Of course, you will also have to face and be responsible for any subsequent lawsuit for any resulting injury, disfigurement, or death.   Which is why the skills of a practiced eskrimador are lethal and should only be exercised in self-defense.  Ideally, at the least.