I moved around a lot and as a result was targeted by the bullies at every new school. I learned early (grade 1) that the best way to deal with them was to fight

I moved around a lot and as a result was targeted by the bullies at every new school. I learned early (grade 1) that the best way to deal with them was to fight back, quickly, viciously, using every dirty trick you can think of (I almost took one bully's eye out with a rock, for example). It doesn't matter how much of a beating you take in the process, so long as they think twice about trying it again. Bullies look for easy targets, so make yourself as hard as possible, and make sure there are witnesses. Worked every time (6 in total), but it got me into a lot of trouble with teachers and principals who disagreed with my methods. If I were a kid today, I'd be a lot sneakier, because the things I did would get you juvie nowadays.