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The primary situation I want this for is out at a club when drunken guys may see me on my own and think they can have a laugh at my expense.

I know of certain things on the verbal channel like the theory of how to take the piss out of them in a 'jokey fashion' but I was interested in how to disarm these guys on the physical channel, covertly (at least to an onlooker) without alerting attention.

For instance still being all smiles while squeezing some pressure point to make him think twice about bothering me. Not to really harm them but just to give them a quick jolt to their senses so they will stop messing with me.

A situation from last night as an example and one which can happen quite often in a club setting:

This guy saw me the night before and recognized me from a previous time. I didn't recognize him at first but as I was trying to think he was also trying to think as well then he took it upon himself to cup my cheeks (face cheeks that is Smile) like I were a little girl thus 'mugging me off' as he exclaimed 'I know you from somewhere'. At the time it caught me off guard and so I patted him quickly on the back but it wasn't sufficient to rebalance the scales here. As I thought about it I remembered this same dickhead had poured some drink down the back of my trousers as I was leaning over looking into a crowd. So to make it clear he isn't a friend just the same dickhead I've seen around on several occasions.

The very next night (last night) this same guy sees me again and as soon as I see him he launches towards me I am sure to try and mug me off again and 'take me for a fool' but this time I was ready. I quickly grab him round the back patting him hard shouting 'awesome buddy awesome!' in an over the top manner. He is shocked at my assertiveness so is a little stunned so I quickly capitalize on this by squeezing his nipple and twisting. As I do this he winces and cowers a little as he sort of bunches up in my arm which I still have round him. So I definitely got one over on him this time. I hoped this would deter him as I turned away from him.

Soon after I saw him coming to walk past me again but took another rout (it was busy but I thought it might be because he didn't want another dose of the same).

Unfortunately later in the night the drink must have renewed his courage and this time he caught me unawares. I was walking up the stairs and out of nowhere I feel someone grab my cheeks again and by the time I see it's this same guy I see him smirking walking down the stairs.

Now I know this stuff is super lame and really would not dream of doing something like this unless as a defensive maneuver but I see a preemptive move to be the only way to stop them from taking me for a ride. As Richard well explains in the video taking offence and getting ready to fight will make you come off as overreacting and likely get you thrown out and also be seen as emotionally too sensitive. At the same time trying to ignore it totally I know all too well from experience will only encourage these guys to do it more.

So my question relates to how to have a few more covert techniques to physically give these types a little stun while not alerting suspicion. So, I can continue to be friendly and smiling on the social channels while he might be receiving a wincing jolt from whatever physical I may be doing while it appears to others that I am just bracing him in a friendly manner. Again I want to make clear I have no intention of using this stuff maliciously, only to make the guys think I am not an easy target and instead recondition them to feel a little discomfort if they were to try and overstep their boundaries as they are doing.

So are there any good grips or pressure points maneuvers or the like I could look up that would fit the bill?

Cheers.

On the record, drink somewhere else. Avoid mugs like that. Off the record loudly ask him what his problem is and tell him never to come near you again. Then he'll either over react and then you can act defensively or he will never speak to you again. Sneaky wise, without being technical just either grab his nuts hard and squeeze or bend his little fingers back hard. Or scrape your heel down his shins. no need to be technical. There are two points in the neck and one in the upper arm i could mention to pressure but they're not really covert. Used for moving on protestors in my job! Or you could discreetly knee hard into upper outer thigh high or low on inner thigh. Wouldn't get noticed in a crowd. Or way off the record catch up with him outside and get rid of the problem. But i wouldn't ever advise that for a million reasons. Problem is all this could cause more problems and a hurt pride can cause an idiot to return at the head of fifteen fellas and then you've gotta have a fight. Best avoided altogether mate.