Gavin,
This is a strange question you pose. I for one choose not to fight. I mean if I have to, I will but a lot of time words put fear in the soul of the other and they do not fight. If it comes to fighting, you better fight for your life. If you can't get them down within 2 or 3 punches then it's not worth it. You fight for your life, and you better put your soul into it.
If you cannot work out the problem with words and it ends up into physical attack then you have to end it, and end it NOW. Your life depends on it.
1. Whack them in the throat.
2. Whack them in the balls (if male I assume)
3. Kick them in the face
4. should be over, if not, repeat steps 1-3
If you have a weapon, like a pipe or stick or bat
1. Whack them in the shin. I mean HARD... Break that mother!!!
2. If not on the ground, whack him in the balls
3. Kick to the face.
That's it.. I mean if it comes to fighting, then it's for life and you better protect yours. It's them or you and you better get that in your head. Nothing like, well I don't know if I can do it, or maybe I shouldn't hit too hard... Will they pull punches and that that for you? HELL NO
3 or 4 attacks from you and you can walk away. Done.
Before the fight, things to say to your oponent so it won't come to blood:
"If you want to start it then that's fine, but I WILL finish it. I'm serious, I will finish it."
I was going to come up with more but I actually have used that many times and it worked. Dude still called me out, we met at the place and he chumped out. I was ready, but the words "I WILL finish it" seemed to stick in their head. He was bigger, stronger, and had more friends but I was there and I WOULD HAVE FINISHED IT! If it came to it. BAM! Done...
If you're fighting with friends then use your arms to block and your fists to punch...
face, face, body, face, body, body, body, face. You're not trying to kill your friend and he's not going to try and kill you. Some friends and I had to knock some sence into another friend. We just kicked his ass. We weren't trying to leave him in the gutter bleeding. Just had to let him know that he was about to make the BIGGEST mistake of his life, we all saw it and we straight told him... 8 of us... straight told him that if he is still going to do it, we're gonna kick his ass... Well, he said, then let's go.. and we did... and when it was done we all went in the house together. All of us.
For real...
Don't fight...