| Charles: I'm interviewing in this article, Norm | | | | Rule Number One - Get Up Off The Ground As |
| Bettencourt, expert on close quarters fighting and | | | | Fast As You Can. |
| ground fighting as well. Norm, before we get into | | | | Secret Number Two - If You Land On The |
| our subject for tonight, tell us a little about | | | | Ground, Your Feet Come Up Automatically - You |
| yourself and your background. | | | | want to kick out your feet, hitting your attackers |
| Norm: Well, I hold a black belt in karate and I run | | | | shins, his knees, his face. You want to kick those |
| a scenario-based self defense street fighting | | | | feet out immediately. |
| school in Vancouver, B.C. And what I teach is | | | | Secret Number Three - If He Does Mount You, |
| people how to fight in real-world situations, such | | | | You Want To Either Put Your Feet Or Your |
| as apartments, back alleys. I also have about 15 | | | | Knees Onto Your Attackers Hips - By placing it |
| years of experience in the security industry | | | | onto his hips, you then can have better control |
| working as a bouncer, bodyguard and doing other | | | | over his body weight. From their, you want to |
| numerous security gigs. | | | | grab his head and pull it in towards you--and bite! |
| Charles: As we know anybody who has ever | | | | You want to definitely bite him on any exposed |
| observed real street fighting knows that | | | | body parts. So you grab that head, pull it in |
| oftentimes it goes to the ground. So, we want to | | | | towards you--bite the ear--bite the cheek off--or |
| find out what are the secrets of ground fighting. | | | | just bite the hand if you can, again, any exposed |
| Can you give us some sure-fire tips about that? | | | | body parts. That will make you to be able to |
| Norm: For sure. | | | | reverse the position, and you will be able to |
| Tip Number One is You Want To Get Up Off The | | | | mount him, and get up off the ground and deal |
| Ground As Fast As You Can - This is not a UFC | | | | with him in a better way. So biting is vital when it |
| match. He could have friends coming around, and | | | | comes to ground fighting. |
| you don't want to be laying on the ground playing | | | | Charles: Wow. This has really been eye-opening. |
| that chess game because his friends, all they | | | | Thank you so much for this information, Norm. |
| have to do is go and stomp on your body, and | | | | Norm: Thank you. |
| you're finished. So: | | | | |