The Bigger They Are, The Harder They Fall: How to Fight a Bigger and Stronger Opponent in the Street

I'm a former paratrooper, a boxer, have earned a 2nd degree black belt & have trained all my life (I'm in my late 40s). I'm also 5'5 and 145 lbs, so when I saw the title of this book I was immediately interested. I have to agree with another reviewer who thought that most of the stuff in this book was basic. GOOD! Keep the KISS (keep it simple, stupid) principle in mind always. That's the stuff that works more often than not. For the smaller person who's never fought a larger opponent, the info that starts on p. 12 should be read, meditated on, and then read again. You can win against a bigger guy (I have), but not if you fight him as if he's your size! The mental attitude that Sammy lays out on these pages is, in my opinion, more important than the actual fighting techniques he shows you. I liked that most of the book is in the form a Q&A, which seems strange at times but does help the reader find specific information quickly.

I've been involved in martial arts for over 45 years I'm 65 years old and I can hardly move due to lots of physical problems.Im 5 ft 7 and weight about 150 pounds I've been this size most of my adult life .in the Past I always used my speed ,movement,and kicks to win against bigger people in the street and competition.but today I'm studying how to use anything for a weapon and focusing on fighting for my life.this book is great teaches how to fight a bigger guy and most of my life that is the type of person I've had to fight due to my size .Thank you Mr Franco

Came from Amazon Fulfillment very fast. It's a good book to look through if you are into this. It's in question and answer format. If you are into this you should read All-In Fighting by W.E. Fairbairn before anything else.

I've just finished reading this book, and my biggest praise about it is that, beyond the physical skills, you can learn the adequate mindset to deal with a huge adversary. Nowadays, there is, in general, a consensus that small people are condemned to be eternal losers when facing bigger and stronger opponents, but Sammy Franco shows you that with the right techniques, mindset and training, the results can be very different. Buy this book, practice the techniques and you will feel A LOT more confident!

Good read, be careful out there.

Good info.

I am very satisfied with this book. It provides what was missing. There is a lot of videos and books but when it comes to fight and face a bigger opponent nothing like this one.

Be careful, for a life or death situation, allot of these techniques are very dangerous.

An interesting and useful summary of fighting by Mr Franco. I prefer the widow maker series for efficiency and would recommend to get these first.

Fantastic Book, Delivery and Service, Many Thanks👍

Good sound tactics, and since most of the dicks who start the fights are usually bigger than their victim, this is a must have.

Awesome book thank you !