{"id":118598,"date":"2023-09-12T15:11:03","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T15:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/?p=118598"},"modified":"2023-09-12T15:11:03","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T15:11:03","slug":"im-a-martial-arts-expert-its-impossible-to-fight-off-american-bully-xl-dog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/world-news\/im-a-martial-arts-expert-its-impossible-to-fight-off-american-bully-xl-dog\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I&#8217;m a martial arts expert \u2013 it&#8217;s impossible to fight off American Bully XL dog&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fighting off an XL bully is nearly \u201cimpossible,\u201d according to a martial arts expert.<\/p>\n<p>Self-defence tycoon Matt Fiddes, 44, has called for a ban on the beasts and said that if anyone finds themselves confronted by one then do your best to run away.<\/p>\n<p>The black belt in taekwondo, kickboxing and kung-fu is the former bodyguard of pop star Michael Jackson \u2013 but that isn\u2019t enough for him to fancy taking one on.<\/p>\n<p><i><b>READ MORE: EXCLUSIVE Why there are more brutal dog attacks as experts reveal the true causes of epidemic<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&apos;&apos;Even if you&apos;re Bruce Lee, you&apos;re screwed,&apos;&apos; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Calls to ban XL bullies in the UK have reached new heights after shocking footage that showed one mauling a girl on the floor before chasing a man around a petrol forecourt.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30923369.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/1_top-martial-art-1065305.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Matt, from Swindon, Wiltshire, said: &quot;The trouble with a breed like that is that honestly, even if you&apos;re Bruce Lee, you&apos;re screwed.<\/p>\n<p>&apos;&apos;If you&apos;re fighting them with your bare hands, you lose.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;They&apos;re so tenacious, they&apos;ll fight you like a tiger.<\/p>\n<p>&apos;&apos;Your only option is to run or to call for help. It&apos;s not worth the risk going anywhere near them.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;If you ever are confronted by one of them and you cannot escape, you can try and fight the animal with items in your surroundings.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Sometimes even larger animals like this get scared off if you actually fight back.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30923370.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/1_Purebred-Black-and-White-Dog-in-Woods.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>&apos;&apos;You can use objects like a table to block it, or a chair, or even a handbag.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;The best option though is to maintain self-awareness.<\/p>\n<p>&apos;&apos;You&apos;ve got to be aware of your surroundings, recognize a danger well in advance and avoid it.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;That is always the best option for other threats, whether it&apos;s a gun, a knife or just someone acting strangely on a train, you should just avoid the situation.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30923380.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/1_top-martial-art-1065307.jpg\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure data-mod=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30823746.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458\/0_The-Daily-Star-Guide-to-fighting-off-an-XL-bully.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p> Daily Star Guide to fighting off an XL bully dog from gouged eyes to fingers up bum<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/@trinitymirrordigital\/chameleon-branding\/publications\/dailystar\/img\/logo-schema-dailystar.png\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&quot;The kids we teach at my martial arts school are taught to be aware of their surroundings.<\/p>\n<p>&apos;&apos;If you see these animals, or someone suspicious, you should get out of their way.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;The real danger here though is that little kids just don&apos;t understand this.<\/p>\n<p>&apos;&apos;They see a dog and want to pet it but this breed can go from fine, to attacking you in seconds.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;My four-year-old wants to stroke everything, but it takes just one second for the animal to switch and tear your arms off.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>He reckons that, under the law, they should be treated like wild animals and slammed them as a \u201cstatus symbol\u201d for blokes with \u201cego trips\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30923386.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/1_top-martial-art-1065309.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Matt continued: &quot;Since the lockdown it just seems like the latest status symbol.<\/p>\n<p>&apos;&apos;Men want to own these dangerous dogs, the latest bulldog, as an ego trip.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;When I was younger it was all about pit bulls, this is just the latest in a long line of dangerous breeds that we should ban.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Owners have a responsibility to make sure these animals do not attack people.<\/p>\n<p>&apos;&apos;The government desperately needs to change the rules to protect people from these breeds.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><b><i><i><i><i><i><i><i><i>To get more stories from Daily Star delivered straight to your inbox sign up to one of our free newsletters<\/i> here.<\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/latest-news\/im-martial-arts-expert--30923297\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Fighting off an XL bully is nearly \u201cimpossible,\u201d according to a martial arts expert. 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