Biting in a fight. Your thoughts?

[shooter32]

I was told once by a wise older gentleman that there are NO rules in a fight except to fight to win with as little damage to yourself as possible and as much to your opponent.

I agree, if that's the only option..... Bit on!!!!

[Solus]

If you are in a fair fight, your tactics suck.

[Rob Pincus]

I have taught a number of Women's Assault Prevention courses with a guy who used to teach while he was living in Southern California. At that time, he went to the top Hematologist at UCLA Medical School because of a concern about biting as a defensive tactic leading to the contraction of AIDS. The response was that there was about a 1 in 10,000 chance of contracting AIDS if you bit the end of a person's nose clean off and spat it out, then rinsed at some point relatively quickly. There was a 100% chance, for all practical purposes, of contracting the AIDS Virus if you were successfully forcibly raped and ejaculated into. So, when the stakes are high, the risk is worth it was the lesson that he, I and most of our students take from that.

The jaw and teeth are incredibly strong natural weapons in extreme close quarters.

-RJP

[bulldog75]

You can easily crush the bridge of someones nose by biting it. Not only does that have a psychological factor, but physical, disrupts breathing, and blurs vision.

Fair fight. This ain't a fair, a fair is where you ride rides, eat cotton candy and step in monkey poo.

[tfr270]

I'll take my chances when the chips are down that hard. It only takes 2 lbs of pressure to rip off an ear.

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[philw]

I'll take my chances when the chips are down that hard. It only takes 2 lbs of pressure to rip off an ear.

yep  just ask Holyfield that one 

[bulldog75]

You can jam a thumb up the nostril, fish hook, thumb to eye, and bite fingers off. Yes off.

[MLC]

Interesting thoughts, all.  In the interest of full disclosure, I was the anti-biter.  If the chance presents itself, and it's the only option, biting is a valid one.  Better to have a 1 in 10,000 chance of getting something that might kill you than a 1 in 1 chance of being killed.  Would people remember to not swallow any residuals left in their mouths from spitting out the piece of whatever they just removed from their attacker?

[Badgersmilk]

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2172612.ece

[2HOW]

Are you kidding ? bite , tear rip and gouge, There aint no "fair" fight.  where did they get you at.  Im putting fingers in eyes and Pushing into the brain. Anyone who gets hold of me is in a world of hurt.