a lot of the best moves for actual self defense are very very mean.
strikes to the face are better off as palm strikes, and not punches, for 3 reasons. 1) fists break. even seasoned scrappers can catch an unlucky angle and break a hand. 2) palm strikes are able to use claw movements. clawing a dudes eyes out or catching a fish hook in the mouth is a beautiful thing in a fight. palm strike first, and then finish the movement with your fingers tearing into whatever you can. 3) the ol' palm to the chin! push into a dudes chin with an uppercut-like movement, and then keep going until his head meets the pavement. the neck will snap or the concrete will make burger of his head.
the balls kick is nice, but a lot of guys expect it. not so much knees and shins. catching a dude in the knee with a weight transferred kick is a break, and it's easy to run from a dude that has just been crippled. kicking into the knee, and then transferring your weight down the shin with a grind into a well placed foot stomp that breaks the instep will make it even easier to run. knee/shin kicks are also nice, because they don't bring your foot as high and throw your balance off as much, meaning you are less likely to go to the ground. ground fighting is about the last thing you want to be doing in a street fight.
if ground fighting does occur, don't forget to bite! tearing off a guys ear or nose works great, as does taking a chunk out of their neck or bicep. adult humans are able to generate quite a lot of force with a bite, so don't worry about being able to bite through. you can. just find a nice fleshy area, chomp down and pull. the part will usually come off, but if it doesn't, it has still caused enough pain to the person that you will usually be able to shatter their face or rib cage with a nice body weight hammer fist. after a couple of hits, you should be able to get to your feet to stomp them down a bit more before running away.
there are plenty of others, but you get the point.
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