In my experience seeing and being part of a whole lot of fights in a fairly tough Junior High and High School, most, but not all fights ended up on the ground. When I bounced this question off a Wing Chun Sifu many years ago before the current ground fighting craze, he said that is what happens when you have two inexperienced fighters. he went on to say he had been in a lot of fights but he never went to the ground, and that you don't want to go to the ground because "his buddies can kick the crap out of you." This happened to me once in Junior High, a kid picked a fight with me, even throwing the first punch, and when I got him to the ground and put him in a head lock his female companion had fun kicking me over and over again. The kicks hurt, girls can kick hard, most definitely.
I would say that it is a good idea to know what to do if you end up on the ground even if it is less than desireable in a self defense scenario, but no, not all fights inevitably end up on the ground. All opinions appreciated.
I would say that it is a good idea to know what to do if you end up on the ground even if it is less than desireable in a self defense scenario, but no, not all fights inevitably end up on the ground. All opinions appreciated.