Defending one's self

[Ignatz_Zwakh]

I'd run away desperately shoving people out of my path. I'd try to throw garbage cans and stuff in their way as well, though I don't know if I could pull off much else. ><

 

[ottenni]

I crowded street you say?

Scream 'hes got a bomb!' and try not to get stampeded.

 

[The Afrodactyl]

That doesn't make any sense. The crowd of people would stop them from hitting me, and presumably they're larger than the gang. So I do have someone to fight for me. If the crowds weren't there, then I could run away.

It's hypothetical. Assume the crowd breaks up the fight, but the fight still takes place. They are not stopped instantly. The topic is about defending yourself until the crowd intervenes.

 

[TriggerUnhappy]

Grab the nearest object and try to re-enact this:
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If that didn't work, my ass is getting out of there.

 

[SimuLord]

I'm strong enough and skilled enough to snap someone's neck. I figure watching one of their comrades get his neck broken by an adrenaline-fueled sadist ought to scare the fuck out of the other seven.

 

[voetballeeuw]

FALCON PUNCH!
I kid, I kid. I'd probably just do as much damage as I could then get the crap kicked out of me. If I had the jump on one of them, I'd ear drum punch him. Then get the crap kicked out of me by the rest.

 

[WanderingFool]

I wouldnt be in that situation to start. If I was to find myself in such a situation, headbutt the first guy closes, run, and you say I cant run because of the crowd, using what I learned from AC, that same crowd would make useful aid to an escape.

 

[neoontime]

Sneeze attck and run. I'd run into walls before I get stomped to death by a gang of random people.

 

[Mr. Google]

Im fat 15 and have never been in a real fight for the sense of i find it retarded to fight. I would hope that they dont stab me and get help ASAP theres the honest answer. Most of you are saying things that you have no ability to do
*okay fat is the wrong word but out of shape definitely

 

[RamirezDoEverything]

Kick to the nuts, kick to the nuts, kick to the nuts, and yet another kick to the nights.

If that doesn't work, I use every dirty trick in the book, biting, attacks to the eyes/ears, anything to prolong the ass-whooping I'm about to receive.

 

[icame]

Throw the trashcan at the crowd and hope it opens up a hole for me to run through

 

[Mr.Mudkip]

Kick one in the crotch until his testes rupture. Rinse, repeat until victory is achieved.

 

[Theninja'skatana]

Try to talk my way out..... Worked once
Unless it's zombies then run: Where there's one zombie there's bound to be seventy more.

 

[SaunaKalja]

puke on them

as sick as it sounds it works too well
the smell makes them puke then you puke
if you plan it then your fine but their
mentally scared and well never screw with
you again

Boomer!

Though this sounds like an interesting approach. Doing something totally unexpected that will gross them out so bad they won't want to touch you.

 

[ReaperzXIII]

I'll take out my keys and stab one guy to show that I am batshit insane I would then throw him to the gang and run like Usain Bolt and use random routes so they won't find out where you live, if you have to fight them use quick precise and effective combos and try to stay out of corners and keep them from going behind you, keep track of where they are as much as you can and use a lot of pushing movements to give you room to attack.

Try to hinder their mobility as much as possible, wind them, paralyze them do whatever to stop them from moving, if you are on the floor try to get up as quickly as possible, do not stay there long enough for them to surround or pin you. Use several attacks to the groin and pressure points to disorient them and makeshift weapons and use of your environment (smash a guy's face through glass).

Hurt someone enough they will leave you alone after realizing you can kill at least one of them.

 

[Kryzantine]

I assume we are allowed to run through the crowd even if we can't blend in, which is good enough. The crowd would be a great asset in that instance. It is very difficult to fight in an actual crowd of people. Counters become a lot more effective.

If there was a hole in the crowd in which all of these people (I will assume 7 or 8) have free room to get me, then I will likely back myself up against the crowd. Ensures I can't get surrounded by combatants and slightly narrows the corridor of attack areas.

This whole scenario, however, is extremely stupid. The last place a gang would want to fight you is in a crowd. They really, really hate witnesses. A good gang will instead lure you into an alley or someplace like that. Someplace a bit more private. In that scenario, I would rely a lot on the surrounding environment and quick foot movement. Intimidation becomes a better strategy than pure fighting. And you'd better pray the gang doesn't have serious backup at that point. Sometimes the best strategy is just giving them what they want. Above all, you have to be as honorable as the gang is. These people gauge respect on specific levels. Some gangs will not bother fighters that aren't dirty. Some gangs will not bother very dirty fighters. The best way to get a gang off your back is to be on the same level as them. If they are aggressive and cheap, as the OP makes them out to be, they understand being treated in kind. They will respect an aggressive and cheap opponent, even if they still beat him.

Of course, all of this is dealing with gangs. Trained combatants is another matter entirely, and one that I know less about (mostly because I'm not in the military).

 

[EeveeElectro]

I'd ask why a group of guys pick a fight on me for no reason, but I live in Hull where you someone will do that if you breath in a certain way that disrespects their mother.
I'd also wonder why a group of guys, who will probably be much bigger than me are picking on a little 18 year old.
They'd get a foot to the bollocks if they tried anything, then I'd probably just walk away.
If it were a group of girls... girls are fun to fight! All they do is pull hair, which I do to myself a lot anyway. I'd probably lay into one of them and the rest should run away squealing.