This is an interesting Thread.
Due to Gang activities and aggressive tactics by "gangs" whatever theology or purpose.
Most gangs travel in packs like wolfs.
When confronted by these animals there are key tactics to ensure your lives.
In unarmed confrontations you must not panic. Panic causes one to get tunnel vision and lose focus on your surroundings.
Second YOU must break the attack. This means you must break the circle. This means always move to outside of the circle this is accomplished by moving to the backside of an attacker and using him or her as a shield.
In American Kenpo Karate there are key principles that one uses to minimize the attack.
To make it simple to understand --- Think of the weapons available to an unarmed aggressor. Hands and feet and eyes. If you take these weapons your chances of winning are greater.
More to follow