Don’t drop your hands when facing an aggressor
A big part of self defense is mastering how to protect yourself from getting hit. So, here’s why you should always keep your hands up in a fight.
Keeping your hands up when facing an attacker is highly crucial.
It allows you to be in a position where you can defend yourself. This is as true for men as it’s for women holding their pursues or kids carrying a backpack. If you don’t keep your hands up when trouble is brewing, you might be the one biting the dust by the time fight is over.
However, defending yourself isn’t the only reason why you want to keep your guard up in a fight. Consistently keeping your hands positioned by your face will also allow you to deliver punches or counter-punches as well, thereby catching the aggressor off-guard.
That’s why boxers adopt this natural fighting stance during a fight.
For better understanding, check out this self defense video:
There are various ways you could position your hands close to your face.
For men, you can hold your hands up by crossing one arm against your chest and scratching your chin/beard with the other hand. This posture will let you defend yourself in a more disguised way, not letting the opponent know that you’re well-versed in self-defense.
For women, you can cross both arms, or you can pretend to play with your hair with one hand. Even if you’re holding a purse in your hand, you can keep your hands up by having your backpack near your chest. This way, you’d be able to use both your hands to block punches.
Best of all, this is a natural fighting stance. You won’t have to practice a lot before your hands would start going up subconsciously whenever you’re in a difficult situation.
In addition to being natural, this stance is hugely effective, too. Both for helping you defend yourself and for letting you hit your attacker first and end the fight in seconds.
Learning about fighting stances – a crucial aspect of self defense
Fighting stances, are extremely important for your personal protection. You need to be positioned correctly to face danger. Plus, there are special tactics that need to be used in certain situations.
Take a look at our complete instructional video on fighting stances for self defense.
I really hope that you enjoyed these tips. Always remember to keep you hands up when you’re about to get in a confrontation. You don’t want to get caught off guard.
Lastly, to see a video tutorial on how to protect yourself in a street fight, don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel. You will find this video along with other incredibly resourceful videos on self-defense.
I hope you enjoyed this article on why you should always keep your hands up in a fight!
Take care and stay safe out there.
Patrick Viana
Code Red Defense