Thought: Jack Reacher, in the books, is 6’4″ and 250 pounds.Ĭommentary: If this is you, I agree. Rule 2: Show them what they are messing with. MMA and wrestling have rules, but in a street fight the other guys are just going to start kicking and stomping on you. Only MMA guys and wrestlers are any good on the ground. Rule 1: Be on your feet and ready.Ĭommentary: Agreed. So what’s rolling through his brain before and during a fight with five guys? These tips are from One Shot by Lee Child - and the commentary is from me. Before I run through Jack Reacher’s fighting rules, I want to point out that no one wins a fight - they are dangerous, people carry weapons, they are never like a movie scene, and the odds of you beating two guys, let alone five or more, are very close to zero.īut still, there’s Jack Reacher, larger than life. In my limited experience, fights last 30-to-60 seconds and are damn dangerous. I’ve been in a few fights in my time, former Marine and all. For most of us, the thoughts go something like this: Oh shit, this really going down. What’s running through Jack Reacher’s mind just before and during a fight? His rules of combat, of course - unless they are so ingrained that they are truly second nature. And as far as we can tell, he never wears gloves. When Jack Reacher fights, he has basic rules.
