My old instructor always advised to never deliberately go to the ground during an assault. But if you did wind up on the ground due to a fall or a takedown, to disengage and get up as quickly as you can. You never know if the guy attacking you has grappling skills himself, or whether he has a friend or two to back him up.
Now people from both sides of the "take him to the Ground" or "stay off the Ground if you can" debate will argue this to death. People from both sides will cherry-pick Youtube videos to prove their point. Especially regarding the part about the presence of 3rd parties getting involved.
Bottom line, don't take the chance.
Now while I personally have trained to acquire some grappling skills, I am not the biggest fan of grappling. The fact is that I'm not that young anymore, and I have a lot of accumulated chronic damage from assorted accidents, and poor decisions. However, I will heartily recommend that everyone who reads this blog for reasons of personal protection should invest the time and resources in training at least a basic level of grappling proficiency.
Having said all that, the video below is a good example of some things you can do to hurt and thereby get up and get away from an assailant that may find yourself entangled with on the ground.
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