<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Carter:</div><div class="quote_post">Can anyone give me tips to fighting, for self defense? I won both my fights but I want some pointers.</div>
This may sound stupid to some, but I picked up a few things watching mixed martial arts, such as UFC, Pride etc. So my suggestion to you, especially if you dont want to spend money taking specific classes, is hire out some of these DVD's, and just study them closely. Considering there is usually a dominant fighter in the match, study him, like how he watches his opponent, what he does when he has him where he wants him, how he blocks the opposing strikes etc.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Franchise4Ever:</div><div class="quote_post">Thats it bro. Thats all you need to know. I have never fought in my time living in Florida because I don't have any reasons to fight in the first place, if you never start nothing there wont be anything. In New York though it was a different story. Kids would pick fights for no f***ing reason in my old school. 
This isn't to say I'm one of those kids who gets beat up and doesn't fight back, I mean I can defend myself when need be, but there really is no reason to fight in the first place unless you got a big mouth like some wack people I used to know.</div>
Yeah exactly, I mean I've seen fights start over things like "hey you! wtf are you looking at!?" *brawl ensues*, its ridiculous.
I'm the same as you, I've never been bullied or anything like that, I just have more common sense than brawn than to go around starting fights with people over stupid things. Even when I'm out drinking, I still always have enough sense to not try and start anything with people, and that could be after like 14 drinks.