Hand to hand combat tactics

Tactics used in hand to hand combat vary as greatly as though that perform them. Whilst dirty tricks are frowned upon in recreationist combat, there are a large variety of combat tactics used during the medieval period.

These range from the tricks of combat styles (specialist moves that may be unexpected) to tactics designed to gain a psychological (putting an opponent on the back foot or making them halter in their attack) or physiological advantage (higher ground or fighting into the sun).

Jokes about Fighting Methods

The "easy" (BASIC style) method

10 hit other person

20 don't let them hit you

30 goto 10

There is also scope for

1A. Run away

1B. If not then:

2A. Run away faster

2B. Experience pain