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Do you think you could win a fight against someone bigger than you?

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Aug 14, 2021 7:25 PM
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No weapons allowed. Bigger is bigger in size, not stronger.
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Aug 14, 2021 7:27 PM
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Technically, I have. I arm-wrestled someone with arms two or three times my size and easily beat him, since my muscles are dense.
Aug 14, 2021 7:28 PM
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well if you are skilled or knowledgeable about Brazilian jiu-jitsu, judo, or taekwondo. you can still win in a fight
Aug 14, 2021 7:49 PM
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Yes? I think there is a high possibility for me to beat the UFC male heavyweight champion, whoever he is... at least 1 out of a thousand times! Do I want to try it? Nope.
Aug 14, 2021 8:02 PM
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one thing that i have definitely learned from anime is that physical strength is not end all be all when it comes to winning a fight, if you've got the brains you have the upper hand
Aug 14, 2021 8:03 PM
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i can't even win against someone my size, forget attempting to engage in a fight with someone bigger than me. straight up civilian murder.
Aug 14, 2021 8:28 PM
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I'm kinda frail so probably I would get my ass kicked, lol.



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Aug 14, 2021 8:34 PM
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I would never fight anyone in general. Weapons are equalizers if such a fight would ever happen. Being big gives a large advantage in physical brawls, but it makes you an easier target for projectiles. Most combat is not really about pure strength anymore in a serious encounter. Without weapons engaging someone bigger is a awful idea.
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Aug 14, 2021 8:47 PM
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My nephew is half my size and when we play fight he often defeats me with his farts. Man, he has killer farts! The boy must be dead inside!
Aug 15, 2021 2:25 AM

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Probably coz in a hand-to-hand fight no matter how much muscle the other guy has the vulnerable areas are still vulnerable like down there, joints and head
Aug 15, 2021 2:28 AM

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Insult them psychologically,do the secret joestar technique,run and kick him behind you
Aug 15, 2021 2:43 AM
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SadMadoka said:
Technically, I have. I arm-wrestled someone with arms two or three times my size and easily beat him, since my muscles are dense.


Winning arm wrestling doesn't mean you'll win a fight though. There's more to fights than pure arm strength like your reach and your weight which gives your punches more momentum.

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All else equal, the larger person will generally win. Even if you're slightly stronger in muscle density, I wager you'd still lose against an opponent who is of larger stature, unless you have great technique.

I'm 1.9m, but I don't weigh much, so I'm absolutely not attempting to have a go at a big boi, nor even a similar size person for that matter.
AuronAug 15, 2021 2:48 AM
Aug 15, 2021 2:50 AM

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Auron_ said:
Winning arm wrestling doesn't mean you'll win a fight though. There's more to fights than pure arm strength like your reach and your weight which gives your punches more momentum.

The arm wrestling was the "fight" in this instance. :^)

You're correct that, more often than not, attempting a full-fledged brawl with a larger opponent will result in defeat.

I've been beat up by larger guys plenty of times. I was also on a wrestling team and experienced how difficult it can be to go up against heavier dudes. (Only during practice, since the matches were in weight classes.)
Aug 15, 2021 3:06 AM

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Don't know , maybe attack the legs. Bit that depends on how angry I am , fighting without anger will be surely a loose
Aug 15, 2021 2:08 PM
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yes. I am pretty confident that I could




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Aug 15, 2021 4:26 PM

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My ass would get whooped no doubts. I am kinda overweight, a person bigger than me would crush me, no effort lmao



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Aug 15, 2021 4:27 PM
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I think I’d get my ass handed to me, the person would have to be really bad at fighting for me to win :3
Aug 15, 2021 5:14 PM
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Yes. Especially b/c the OP did not state any other rules besides "no weapons".

That said...I wouldn't want to resort to fighting if I had a choice.

In the scenario where there is no avoiding it, then I'll use my terrain to my advantage and do every cheap trick in the book to win.
Aug 15, 2021 5:19 PM

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Chances are I'd lose a fight against someone smaller than me, so no

Aug 15, 2021 5:19 PM

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I think I can win fighting someone who is bigger than myself because I learned some hand-to-hand lessons from my uncle.
Aug 15, 2021 6:02 PM
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Depends, I know the basics of fair-play fighting, unfortunately I've forgoten some nice suplexes for wrists which I was learning at childhood, if he's bigger but a completely unaware about fighting techniques would be easy especially that in a street fight there are no rules, so a bigger target means it is much more easier to kick where it hurts the most and if you thought about his croth you're mistaken, I meant the knee (in all of sports it's forbiden as it's an instant broken knee for a few months), not to mention dirty moves as hits for the crotch, feets, eyes, ear (hitting an ear with punch would disorient the opponent), hitting liver or a jaw,
but I would probably simply run away as you never know what your opponents know and what dirty or non-dirty techniques he will use against you, so I'd rather pass and walk away peacfully.
Aug 16, 2021 2:49 AM
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No way

I would lose to most people who are the same size as me

Aug 16, 2021 2:56 AM

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I played Baldur's Gate, I remember how micro-giant hamsters are taught to fight.

"GO FOR THE EYES, BOO!"

I had to fight a fucking giant once. Dude was bullying a friend in front of her wimpy boyfriend. Punched the giant super hard in the head, then I have no memories (((^: but he left and I didn't have too many marks so I guess it was 50/50? NGL had he been normally sized, that punch in the side of the head would have made him sleep for the rest of the day. Fucking giant.
Also the girl fucked with her boyfriend rather than me that night >:C Last time I take punches for someoine else.
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Aug 16, 2021 3:14 AM
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I often imagine this scenario. I feel like I would. I'd like to believe so!
Aug 16, 2021 3:39 AM

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If the person is just fat yes. I'm a fairly skinny guy but I'm fast. If we are equally as strong a fat guy probably wouldn't be able to take me. However, if the guy is taller, therefore being heavier, I may lose that. Having reach in a fight is a serious advantage.
Aug 16, 2021 3:47 AM

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It's possible. Just think about your loved ones, focus on your chakra, and unleash the kamehameha. Either you or your opponent would lie on the ground half-dead after, I guarantee it!
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Aug 16, 2021 3:49 AM
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Yes, is was a one punch knockout at school, funnily no one bothered be since then.

Height, weight and toughness have zero effect on someones ability to get knocked out. The weediest person can have a concrete jaw while a jacked up person can have a glass jaw.
Aug 16, 2021 10:33 AM
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I don't think I could even win a fight against smaller than me

speaking of fights, one time someone else joked about fighting me (i don't remember what the context was but i know he was just memeing) and someone else was like "nah it's ludis, you can't do that to him man" and i was probably supposed to feel belittled by that but i thought it was so funny like he basically saw me as a child because of how weak i was 😭
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Aug 16, 2021 11:17 AM

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depends, does he have to pay attention? if not, I could easily strike him in the head from behind, then clubber him with kicks in the head
Aug 16, 2021 11:27 AM

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I don't even know if I could win a fight against someone smaller than me
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Aug 16, 2021 11:54 AM
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It comes down to skill and technique. Knowing a martial art can put you at a good advantage. I light sparred/boxed against a competitive boxer yesterday who was easily 5-10 years younger than me, and he clearly had more boxing skill than I did, and won, and he was smaller/shorter than me as well. Now take someone who is heavier/taller, and has the same type of striking ability. He would be even harder to deal with. When it comes to sparring, size really doesn't matter, because it comes down to focus and ability.
Aug 16, 2021 12:02 PM

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2 front teeth will be SLAPPED in if they cheek lord daddy tony
Aug 16, 2021 4:14 PM

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I only trust my kicks. So, if my opponent is way too taller, I can't reach their chin, so unfortunately I'm left with no other choice but to kick their balls/vegana. I give myself a 30% chance of winning for just long enough to run away.
Aug 17, 2021 6:19 AM

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Maybe if I'm stronger, since i am working out to improve major points like strength, stamina, critical thinking, etc. for ease of life and trying different types of martial arts that suits me, but if i did Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu on someone bigger than and has the same strength then they're dead meat or i am because they are better at martial arts than me, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu can wreck somebody 3x bigger than the one who knows it
Aug 17, 2021 8:06 AM

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i can't even fight anyone my own size, so i'd probably get my ass beat.
Aug 17, 2021 8:08 AM

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weight difference matters to some extent
if they arent too big for me i can win
if they are sth like 150kg then i cant
Aug 17, 2021 6:58 PM

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There's a lot of factors involved but let me post an historic record of martial arts prowess that supports my opinion on why we shouldn't take on someone too big.
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xhn3qv
Aug 17, 2021 7:00 PM

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Depends how big. Bigger 20 pounds? probably, 50 pounds? maybe. 100 pounds? probably not. I'm also 200 pounds myself, so fighting a dude that is 300 pounds would just be asking for trouble. If he was bigger in size AND weight, then yeah I'd get my shit pushed in. If he was a fat 300 pound dude my height then I could take him if I run laps around him.
Aug 18, 2021 6:12 AM

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I was mugged in 2019 at 2 am near a mcdonalds by two guys bigger than me i walked away with only a concussion because i defended myself for quite a while and kept taking the hits to the head and body and refused to give up my belongings (Sentimental value more important than my life) ....so whilst i don't think i could if i need to beat them i definitely think i can probably just outlast them till they get bored and quit.

i detest fighting and hurting people and its been a few years since i did any martial arts so i'm not confident i would even win in that case either.

So way too situational to say but in most cases no.
Aug 18, 2021 10:03 AM

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There is both a psychological and physical intimidation, I think I would die
Aug 18, 2021 11:18 AM

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I don't think I'd engage in that fight in the first time. I'd run away ASAP
Aug 18, 2021 11:24 AM

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Taller than me and about the same weight or less? Chances are there.
Taller than me, but also heavier? I'm running.

I'm petite, 5"2, I don't think I can take down anyone who's taller than 5"5.
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Aug 18, 2021 12:15 PM

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If I trained for 10 years as a shaolin monk then yeah, I could definitely annihilate someone bigger than me. :))))
Aug 18, 2021 12:20 PM

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If they were really shitty at fighting, sure. I do karate so that'd probably work in my favour, even though I'm not exactly great at it.
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Aug 18, 2021 3:59 PM

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I don't think I could win in a fight against someone smaller than me lol.
serious answer tho, if it's a man, one well aimed kick can probably end the fight before it starts 😎 checkmate losers


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Aug 18, 2021 5:12 PM

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TheRedCesar said:
No weapons allowed. Bigger is bigger in size, not stronger.



In this case no, of course. Not only being smaller, but also more stupid?
Aug 24, 2021 5:38 AM

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I fight dirty as fuck. When I start I can't control myself and end up sending the person to the hospital. But lately I have been able to control myself better. I'm very confident in my fighting abilities however I tend to go overboard is what I meant, tired asf right now.


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Yes in fact the few times I've been in a fight they were always larger than me, however a leg sweep and smashed in nose can take out most people even those significantly bigger than you. That being said, there is a limit to how effective that can be. There's a certain level of size difference where their weight and arm span make that very difficult to do and the extra strength / padding on their body makes any Plan B highly likely to fail so you'd fair far better just trying to escape and outrun them (as people who are that large are usually slow). Also anyone larger than me with the same level of combat training I have would kick my ass a well, luckily though most people don't bother to learn self-defense (and usually those who do are the type who'd go around picking fights at a bar for example).
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Aug 24, 2021 2:49 PM

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Absolutely. Just because someone is big doesn't mean that they know how to fight.

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