How to win a fight.(Bibliography)

The Fistfight: A Primer By Tom Chiarella

Don't. You are smarter than this. There is too much you can't control. Even as it starts, know that it will be fast, faster than you could ever imagine and over before you can think much. If it isn't, then you know you are in the middle of some bad news. So just don't. * But if you must, make it faster for him than it is for you. First, look for the door; don't let anything start until you can see a clear path to it. * Grab something small and hard that looks menacing--car keys, pool balls, beer bottles, highball glasses. * Don't punch-it breaks fingers. Big, bloody compound fractures. Hit with the heel of your palm--in the chest, in the lips, or on the nose. * Don't hit people on other parts of the head. It kills them--destroys lives, makes cops more likely to arrest you. * Scratching is bad, since it never really hurts the other guy, leaves marks for the cops to see, and leaves the other guy looking like he was beating off a house cat. * Biting, however, is good, especially through clothes, since it always really, really hurts. * Head butts: fine, but be close when you deliver them, aiming for the spot where nose meets forehead. * Elbows are always harder and more effective than you'd expect. * If you have glasses, take them off. * Don't fight in your coat. * If you are heavy, use …