How to beat up a bully

This instructable will give you detailed instructions on how to beat up a bully in most situations.

Now i am definitely small for my age in the respect that their is no person in the year below me
that is shorter than me. This made me an obvious target for seniors to pick on me.

Well i didn't like that because i had a bit of pride so i decided to do something about it.
I would like to share that information with all of you.

The way people act towards bullying varies largely it's disgusting that people can turn a blind eye and even worse "Rockstar" games has developed a game called bully where you in a simulated environment beat up geeks and authority figures. This is the worst kind of game violence there is, it's not as gory as some, sure but the way it is portrayed......



*******Update 25 april Update*****************
Updated instructable please read

Step 1 Identifying a bully

To identify a bully there are some main features to look for. I like to call them the 3 As

Attitude- if someone is very staunch and "im gonna get my way" about things this is an indicator

Actions-Obviously if someone goes around ruffing people up for fun they can't be a good guy.

Anger- If the person tends to get angry at small things and doesn't try to to talk about they are
under this classifications.

And remember don't act rash and lash out as soon as someone annoys you and be sure it's not yourself just overreacting and if any of the "A's" happen after you have provoked the person in any way stop and think why the hell did i do that there just gonna get mad

Comments

[spamman2324]

Thank you for this instructable. My friend and I take stuff from ignorant people every day and discussed how we can dish stuff out. This instructable will surely give us a head start.

[lobo_pal]

You don't have to be angry to be a bully, you might find it fun to be a jerk to people.

[Dusk Shadows]

that would probably meen i'm a bully LOL just kidding or am i

[TheGasMaskGuy]

To be honest... I find it fun to be a jerk to people some times...

[mross10]

Then your a bully if your being rude to somebody that has done nothing wrong then yes your a.........BULLY!

[~Aeronous~]

 seconded lol...

[lobo_pal]

I usually act like that to people that I see being a jerk, a little return of it.

[Ladilola]

Usually that means the person is lying to themselves about being angry - the underlying emotion is still anger...

[lobo_pal]

Not if you simply enjoy it.

[Ladilola]

Consider, why does a stronger person "enjoy" bullying a weaker person? What compells them? What do they get out of it? Where did they learn such behaviour? Look into behavioural psychology a bit, and that's what you will find: when people "enjoy" bullying a weaker person it's to cover up the emotions from when they were themselves weaker and bullied at some point, or witnessed such an exchange - however subconscious it may be! Once the tables are flipped and the weak, wronged person comes into a position of power, he/she will often bully others so that they don't have to remember the emotionally painful experience. So they can forget, even momentarily, that they were once weak and helpless. THAT is what bullies get from bullying. Some people react passively to past trauma - for example with sadness, illness, etc. Some people transcend - they do NOT act on their past hurt blindly and instead digest that experience, use it to develop compassion. Again, this could be consciously or unconsciously. When people react actively AND destrcutively, then the underlying emotion trying to get out is the suppressed outrage and anger, which is always based on a sense of loss. So, nothing simple about it! :) It helps to understand the underlying compulsion of bullying behaviour because it exists far beyond the schoolyard - what to do with a bullying boss or professor or other person of authority? Beating them up is not an option...

[alee50]

Girl, I don't give a damn about their past traumas. The best way to end a serial bullying is to became yourself worse than the bully! Does s/he has old traumas? No problem! Give them new ones.

1. Dig into the bullies background. Find out everything you can about him. Who is his/her girl/boyfriend, what friends s/he has and on what terms is with them, what kind of family s/he coming from. Focus on those things you can later use against him like his/hers fears,allergies, body defects etc
.
2 Assess the situation. How strong is your bully? Not just physical. As you said they had at one point some painful experience. Imagine how much pain and humiliation you can inflict on them by making them re-live it. Catch him when he's alone and insult him. You can even throw rocks at him. Make sure there will be no witness. Cary a pocket knife. Just in case.

3. Does your bully has an allergy (at pollen, dust , etc) Make sure you have the allergen at you next time he picks on you. Some allergies are are so severe in manifestation he can die from anaphylactic shock. Wouldn't that be great. Also you can get a pet like a snake or black widow and set it loose on your tormentor. And don't worry. Even if it dies, it will come as an accident so you won't get charged.

4. Is he physically stronger than you? Paralyzing spray is easy to find and carry around. Then trip him and pretend it was an accident.

5. Stalk him. He will have to make a walk alone at some point. Play nasty pranks on him. Glue his chair, throw scratching powder on his clothes, put your or other's things in his desk and make it come out as he stole them. The point is HUMILIATE HIM IN PUBLIC. With so many people around he won't dare to pick on you.

Do you think I'm a creep after giving these tips? Think at how misery that piece of s##t has brought into your life. Look into a mirror and think that he deserve it. And don't worry. He won't retaliate. Once he perceived you as a danger he won't even get anywhere nearby you. All you need is to make his/her/them afraid of you.

[lobo_pal]

That may be the cause sometimes, but they don't have to necessarily be stronger. There are many ways to bully someone. Most of the time it could simply because they want money, and lunch money is an easy target.

[Gillespie420]

My brother bullied me since i can remember until I was 12 and he was 15 I was 2 inches taller and he is a skinny mess so i easily beat him removing any thought of older sibling authority

[raichufan99]

a guy beat me up so i pushed his leg behind his head made his d**k bleed

[kagenin]

 I understand this is an older 'ible, but I have some concerns with this specific technique on this page.

You say to first wrap an arm around the target's neck and then get behind them.  This can be VERY difficult, especially if you have a size disadvantage.

My suggestion is a little simpler, and (loosely) based on an Aikido principle.

Instead of going for the neck, go for the shoulder from behind.  This tactic would require the element of surprise and an exposed back, but then again, so does yours.

Place both of your hands on your target's shoulders.  Push them forward to disrupt their center of balance, then quickly pull them back into you.  You can optionally kick in the back of one of their legs to throw them off balance as well.  This is a little more dangerous for the target, as you can cause whiplash in their neck, head injury if their head hits the ground as they fall, and you could potentially break their coccyx if they land on that directly instead.

In fourth grade, I was put into a headlock by a kid much taller and heavier than myself (unprovoked).  The only thing I could manage was to bite his arm to get him to release me (and it didn't take long for that to happen).  Attempting a headlock exposes you to that kind of risk.

[alex32145123]

what if the bully is 40 pounds heavier a head at least taller and does wrestling and football yes it sucks

[kotarski]

A simple technique that works for me:
(not really self defence but a good way to get them down)

Go behind them. Simultaneously grab thier shoulders and place your foot horizontally on the back of both thier knees. Push with your foot while pulling back on thier shoulders. They will instantly be on the floor and you will have the upper hand.

[mirw9]

the only problem with that is that the bully im dealing with, if i dont kick his butt , then he is gunna get up and knife me.

[ilpug]

if you know martial arts in california and fight someone it can be construed as assault with a deadly weapon.

[Screamo]

Easier options, Use a knife, CHEAP SHOT THEM! (my personal favorite)

[KEYBOARDISBROKEN]

THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH THIS IS IT LEAVES YOU OPEN TO ATTACK BY ANOTHER BULLY (WHO DOES THE SAME THING TO YOU) PERSONAL EXPIERENCE SHOWS THAT THE BEST THING TO DO IS TO DISTRACT THEM WITH YOUR FISTS, THEN KNEE THEM IN THE GROIN -OR JAB YOUR FINGERS IN THEIR EYES

[GreenAlmond]

You'll get sued for that

[GreenAlmond]

I've just got a feeling that the OP is thinking of a different calibre of bullies to what a lot of the readers would be subject to. If you were to be able to attack someone from behind, chances are it would be called an unprovoked attack. Also, if you "Cushion their fall so they don't hurt themselves on the ground", the bully would have the upper hand, and he'd be the one standing on your neck. And the "do not do that again" part might get laughs from some people. And Kagenin (below) knows what he's talking about Just my two cents

[geodez]

"Hey, want to hear the most annoying sound in the world?" "AIEEEEEEEIAHAJHAAA IEIIIEIAHAHAHAH AEIAEHG"

[lobo_pal]

Set others on fire!

[jotism]

Lol ye, hit em hard enough in the right place and itel feel like you did lol.

[Zaphod Beeblebrox]

in the system i used to do we were toaught to aim for the groin,noone who bnullies me will do it again anytime soon  :-)

[Treasure Tabby]

Thanks for posting this.
I can relate to you being bullied. I didn't have short problems like you growing up,  I did how ever have troubles at home which made me a quiet thinker girl. Someone who always had her head in the clouds. Plus it didn't help that I looked like a home body and wore overly sized glasses. My mom thought it was some how cute. Anyways like you I had issues with people acting cruel to me, like spitting, beating up and other unkind things. Sometimes I had the whole class gang up on me and the teaches would mostly give out the common slap on the wrist est. The worse year was when I was in grade6 and it was the last day of class and this boy who was suppose to be my best friend and former neighbor was teasing me non stop. Then the rest of the class got in to the act which I ended up getting into a fist fight est. Every one started laughing. Even the principle and the teacher who were having a conversation just stood there laughing their heads off. I had to endure this the whole time until the bell rang.  ;_( I already had some emotional issues from home and on top of that I had more from enduring the hell called grade school.

Later when I went to highschool it wasn't as bad but I did occationally still get some cruelty. My most memorable moment was when I got this guy to stop spiting on me in home economics. A little bit before each class, I would work on a drawing of what I though of him. Then after I added colour and planned on showing it to him in the next class. It was a character illustration of Joe Camel. Its what I thought of him since he always shot that nasty spit at me like a nasty gross camel. Needless to say he was totally shocked and impressed at the drawing that something like that can come from some nerd/piece of garbage like me. After that he was never mean to me again and I even gave him the illustration. He even treated me like friends.

Moral of the story is sometimes the unexpected things can stop and tame the mean ol beast.  :)

[laseray]

I'm sorry, but that technique will not work in many cases. It is more likely to work on someone your own size or smaller. I have taken martial arts myself and was taught techniques to get out of situations like this. All one has to do is go down on one knee and your technique is finished. Then they can easily flip you over. The best thing to do is not fight, by using superior intelligence to make better choices. This might include making yourself less of a target by bulking up doing weights (recommended), assessing situations before you actually walk into them, etc. People will naturally leave you alone if they feel you are too much of a challenge (because bullies are basically just cowards). I have been picked on in the past by others who thought they were in a superior position. Funny thing was when I won the fight they were usually almost crying for me to stop--in complete contradiction to their previous attitude of superiority. So just know that bullies are really losers, that is why they lash out at others (they know deep down that they have little to offer others). Use your superior mind to overcome. Use physical techniques only after using the mind first.

[superone2]

I believe every bully has the same fast set method- size up decide whether to act tough then whether to use hands to hit, scare, get something to hit with, and hit, and threaten.  Most bullies are relatively bigger.  So I don't believe that anything will help you unless you are trained in combat, weekly, kickboxing/boxing and you should also be joining the nra and practicing with your 44 magnum.  that, aside from confidence, will at least let you decide whether to smash his ribs and temple in.  same goes for his friends.  you have to be prepared also to finish the bully off if he breaks and enters your home or tries to stab you.  also, use the outdoor type motion detector beams that are used near driveways, but put them in spots that such bullies think you won't see at night.   last but not least, lets be honest.. the only bullies that matter are the ones tied to the low rungs of the mafia.  just remember, 'made man' means made of out sh...

[XI3]

so you have to go through weeks (or even months) of hard physical labor, all the while the kid is  still f'n with you, just so you might seem like less of a target. + that kid will always mess with you, no matter what you look like, untill you prove that your NOT a target.
sure musles may make other people think that its not worth it, but that one kid will always see you as the weak nerd who wont do anything.

im not saying put him in the hostpital, but a good black eye and bloody nose will set him straight.

i hate to say it, but some people need to get popped in the face once or twice to settle them down. ive seen it with enemies an freinds. my buddy dan used to run around talkin Shit to everyone who looked at  him wierd lol. finally a kid gave him a black eye and bloody lip. he hasnt talked crap to anyone scince :)

[FooL111394]

Very wise.

[duck-lemon]

yes i do martial arts too but i cannot explain those techniques with pictures and reading. and also contrary to popular beliefs (physical) bullies are usually not cowards and only get scared when the get really beat down. And it's not liek all of us can immediately get stronger buy doing weights and such so our best chance is friends and not being afraid to go for vital spots when it really gets down to it .

[kotarski]

I'm sorry I disagree, perhaps in New Zealand bullies are not cowards but here in England they think they are stronger and better than you but really it's all talk and they are weaker than most.

[mross10]

i agree in scotland they're all cowards just acting like they are hard! But i still can't help getting scared when im with this perticular bully. They were in a fight with me a short amount of time ago and i dont know how to defeat them?

[thedragonmaster]

One way I dealt with a bully was when they ball their fists to punch you put you fingers on the knuckle and the jint nearest the nail and press until they show signs of pain. Then tell them if they try it again you'll press even harder. BUT BE CAREFUL IT CAN BREAK THE KNUCKLES! Oh, and its difficult to master, so practice :)

[laseray]

You are wrong about bullies being cowards. They are cowards, regardless of their size. So I do not think you understood my meaning. They only really ever get beat down because they are cowards. A brave person does not ever really give in regardless of the situation. Bullies give in once they are overpowered. It is all psychological. They are mental midgets and that is why they bully in the first place. And like I wrote, that technique of yours is not guaranteed to work all the time. It will only reasonably work on people who are around your own size or smaller. Also, I have been doing weights off and on for many years and it is a fact that you can get immediately stronger by doing them. That is, you can immediately boost your muscular strength by a certain percentage just by doing a session of weights on any particular day. You will not become massive by doing so, but you will be a little stronger. That may be all you need or if you continue with the weights you will build more mass, if you have the patience and determination to do so. Overall, think of long term goals in regard to this situation. That is something that bullies do not consider. Beating up a bully may just result in the bully getting his friends to beat on you more, because the bully is a coward and will resort to any means necessary to be make themself feel superior to others. Beating up a bully, if not considered from all the possible angles, can backfire on you. Use your brain first, that is the ultimate weapon.

[Aleksandr Skotbot]

I think this is just silly. When I was bullied in high school, I didn't waste hours upon hours of my precious time to lift weights. I think muscle is ugly. Instead I took Ninjutsu, and quickly learned that the best fighters in the dojo were small and agile; and that those who fought in the styles of wind and water always ended on top. In my opinion, if you've taken your opponent to the ground, you've won.

[ggjcsdgiv]

don't kiss him he look's like a monkey!

[Mr.F]

I had a friend who was ALOT bigger and stronger than me and when people messed with me, he made them hurt. Bullies soon left me alone but I don't think I got alot of respect for it. I've never been to prison but high school is what I imagine prison would be like in many ways...