Why are you being threatened? If you don’t know, ask. If you can’t ask, then speculate. Do they want something from you? Consider giving a threatening person what he/she asks for. You never know how desperate someone is, and it is senseless to be killed over the contents of your wallet. Who is the leader of the group? If it comes down to you against them, then the leader may be your first target.
Figure out whether you’re being threatened for something valid. Perhaps the person thinks that you did something that you didn’t do. Don’t be too proud to apologize. A good apology can defuse some of the tensest situations.
Once you have a stay-away order against a person, he or she cannot come within a certain physical range of you – often on the order of 50-100 yards. This may not stop the threat if the person is desperate enough, but it will at least create a legal barrier. [5] X Research source
Decide whether you have an escape route. If they are only facing you, then you might run backwards. Run towards other people, there is safety in numbers. If there is no nonviolent way to escape, then you may need to defend yourself. Be prepared for this, but try not to make it your first reaction.
If you are under CCTV surveillance and you plan to fight your way out of the situation, then you want the threatening person to make the first move. However, if you are outnumbered, and one or more of them is armed in some visible way, then this may be enough to justify your actions.
Run now, if possible. Move quickly away through the space you just created. If you’re lucky, the rest of the group will be momentarily distracted. If you can’t get away, then you need to get something in between you and the rest of the group. One of the group will do nicely. Grab the closest one by the throat or neck—you want to be behind him so he is not in a good position—and make sure that you are hurting him enough that he won’t attack you. Try grabbing his ear with your other arm and pulling it as hard as you can.
Kick the back of your “shield’s” knees down to the floor in a very powerful stamp. Ideally you want to break something. You then need to deal with the others in a similar way. Try to go for unexpected targets. The knee is very weak, and can easily be broken with a kick. Sucker punches to the jaw can lay someone out, but they are so very expected that it’s unlikely to come off.
