Nov 11, 2021 · You can either get the gouge and end the fight. Or you dont, and get the opportunity to reverse. Just be aware you have now escalated the fight as if you had pulled a weapon. If they werent going to eye gouge you before, they definitely will be willing to.

Aug 10, 2021 · Eye gouges, I would say, are meant to be more of a pre-emptive strike going off of a threat cue. Throwing gouges in the middle of a fight no, but maybe before it starts would be a better idea.

May 15, 2018 · An eye gouge or finger break or knee to the balls will stop someone who wasn’t interested in fighting in the first place. If someone is determined to take you then an eye gouge won’t even slow people down.

Jul 24, 2024 · Someone tried to eye gouge me while I had them in a scarf hold pin. It was really easy to stop them from the hold. I could have eye gouged him back, but I lightly tapped his head with the point of my elbow and that put a stop to that.

Feb 9, 2016 · Bar fights are never pretty, so there's no reason to fight like a gentleman. In this video, former Special Forces soldier and current badass, Jim “Smokey” West shows you how to turn the tables on that jerk that made eye contact with you for one second too long.

Mar 15, 2012 · In this article: Groin Strikes, eye gouges, and other maiming techniques in self defense, I used the example of Yuki Nakai as someone who suffered an eye gouge, yet continued fighting and won the match.

Jul 4, 2015 · Every fighter is allowed 1-2 complimentary eye pokes as well as 1-2 groin strikes per fight. In the modern state of MMA it would be insane not to use them. It seems like the first two...

Aug 18, 2010 · A guy tried eye gouging me while I had side control on him while bouncing at a bar. I just trapped one of his arms and caught him in a head and arm choke and choked him out. If you know how to...

Considering how street fights are more likely to occur when people are intoxicated, groin strikes as a self-defense technique can fail at the most inopportune times. Eye gouges can be better, but only if the eye is damaged to the point of your opponent losing their vision.

Jun 7, 2018 · You can practice an eye gouge using a toy hockey mask and tape it to a striking mitt. This helps you get used to quickly aiming for the eye area, by sliding your fingers into the mask’s eyeholes. You will need a practice partner.