Judo in the Mean Streets!

well the initial intent of this thread was to ask IF you were to use a throw, which would it be. but I will say I have and would at almost anytime use Judo in the street to quickly and effectively subdue an attacker. on unyielding concrete a well placed O Soto Gari will end the confrontation immediately; a poorly placed one will end it quicker.
I agree however, that i'm not going to be trying throws i'm not good with (ironically enough coming from a place that drilled seoi nage into us vociferously, I suck at all forms of Seoi Nage and would never attempt it because for me it's too high-risk)yet the ones I am good with, Tai Otoshi, Harai Goshi, O Soto Gari and Tani Otoshi have worked wonders damn near every time I've applied them. and ended the confrontation immediately and without need to roll around on the lava, broken glass and AIDS syringe covered ground that people always tell me about.

So, to answer this 54 years later, "the ground" seems to me, in terms of a fight, a weapon that is always there for you if you know how to use it. First off, as a Judoka I often "hit with the planet" as in, each throw is slamming you into planet Earth not just another fist or something. Secondly, if on the ground, it's a versatile weapon. I mean, you can do the movie-style head smash into the ground or simply push flesh into the ground and wipe. Unpleasant, effective, and always around for self-defense. Also, however, the ground is usually theend of the fight. Most shmucks don't know how to fight from there and if you do, unless you make an absolute mistake, you've won. You can even subdue an opponent without mangling them by choke hold or general submission to make them yield.

The overall "image" I get is foremost, if it's on the ground, I want to be the one who brought it there and secondly, it's a place where most anybody can be subdued rather easily.