So you're in a pub....

[Mr Chips]

or club or where-ever and this guy starts mouthing off, saying bad stuff about you or your girl or a friend so you pick a fight and you're just about to beat the crap out of him when it becomes horribly apparent he does exactly the same martial art as you. What do you do? Smack him anyway for being a smartass, back down 'cos you know how lethal your art is :rolleyes: , invite him to have a beer with you, or something else?
This is just a hypothetical so please no "you shouldn't pick fights" type posts.

[Laughing Cow]

Buy him a drink and chat about your common MA.
;)

[Sho]

Buy him a beer and resolve the conflict in a civilized manner. :D

[prana]

man you really shant pick fights !

:D

[Repulsive Monkey]

Instead you wait until he reaches his peak in insults, and then you hug him. This is the ultimate in neutralisation in your art. It's called not letting self-importance rule the day. It's about the loss of ego and the lacking in impermanent desire. For god's sake why did you feel that the only natural conclusion from some child calling you names is to sock it to him??? Don't you think that this, somehow, highlights a lacking in each which deserves some keener discipline? If not then go ahead punch-away to your heart and lack of brain cells delight.

[SevenStar]

you shouldn't pick fights.

but, when something goes that far, you can't always de-escalate. you may HAVE to fight.

If you de-escalate, it will be a HUGE character builder. you will look like an arse for backing down from a fight that YOU picked.


Who cares if he does the same style anyway?

[Former castleva]

The moral code was thrown out of the the window in the very beginning.

[apoweyn]

SevenStar,


Who cares if he does the same style anyway?

Man, am I glad you asked that.


Stuart B.

[guohuen]

I'd just talk about his mamma.

[Guile]

Yeah, talk about his momma

[Stacey]

I say, beat his ass and have fun with the reversals. Style is nothing. What do you know? What skills do you have? Do you have the right mentality. If I met my match, I would still fight. We would be flowing like pushing hands and any anger would uproot chi, their would be no emotion involved.

After our fight, we would't need to talk too much. We would already know each other better than most brothers.



Isn't this the way that King Arthur and Robin Hood made all their friends?

[Guile]

Originally posted by Stacey
I say, beat his ass and have fun with the reversals. Style is nothing. What do you know? What skills do you have? Do you have the right mentality. If I met my match, I would still fight. We would be flowing like pushing hands and any anger would uproot chi, their would be no emotion involved.

After our fight, we would't need to talk too much. We would already know each other better than most brothers.



Isn't this the way that King Arthur and Robin Hood made all their friends?

Bloodied Buddies :D

[BAI HE]

Offer to buy him a beer, crack him over the head with the bottle and then **** on him while he's unconcious.

[rogue]

If it's two WC/VT/WT/etc guys they'll immediatly see what the other is doing wrong and point it out to each other. They'll then spend hours arguing over lineage, secret techniques, weighting, footwork, uses for the dummy and how fast to perform SLT. The woman will more than likely just roll her eyes and leave.:D






Sorry Watchman.;)

[scotty1]

"Offer to buy him a beer, crack him over the head with the bottle and then **** on him while he's unconcious."

You guys :rolleyes: :D

First off, I would never escalate to the physical fight just because of some words. I would slag him back, call him a wanker in an incredibly witty and seductive manner, and then if he escalates - respond, regardless of style.

[shaolin kungfu]

That's good planning for the future.

[scotty1]

lol!!

[Mr Chips]

LMAO at Rogue's reply:D

[David Jamieson]

the same art?

:rolleyes:

cheers

[rogue]

... I did leave out that she left with the athletic, graceful TKD guy who was watching it all. But I didn't want to seem biased.:p

[Shuul Vis]

i say if the guy has a girl with him you smash her real good in the face with your beer bottle and then no matter how bad he beats you , you know you got him even better...cause now he is dating a scar faced *****. Hi guys i am GDA's friend so i thought id introduce myself along his lines. lol Nice to meet you all.

[GunnedDownAtrocity]

shull vis be the sh it. he all be like grabbin hos up by they tits and smooshin they face in the wall.

[Former castleva]

Strange minds think alike. ;) ?

Welcome shuul vis.

[IronFist]

Originally posted by GunnedDownAtrocity
shull vis be the sh it. he all be like grabbin hos up by they tits and smooshin they face in the wall.

lol!!

IronFist

[SevenStar]

Originally posted by apoweyn
SevenStar,


Who cares if he does the same style anyway?

Man, am I glad you asked that.


Stuart B.



And it still hasn't been answered...

[Starchaser107]

A man is just a man

[scotty1]

"A man is just a man"

Hmmm, insightful.:)

[shaolin kungfu]

Unless the man is also a woman( which is possible in todays world).:eek:

[Stacey]

totally

but some dykes hit hard....can't hit em back either.

[GunnedDownAtrocity]

why not?

dykes aren't real women.

[Serpent]

That's right. And they usually pierce their tits cos they're into sado-masochism and sh!t like that.

So just grab a handful of nipple and yank really hard. Or punch her in the tit really hard.

Or beat her girlfriend down with a barstool.

What were we talking about again?

[GunnedDownAtrocity]

who cares. once the conversation moves to dyke beating all bets are off.

[joedoe]

Never beaten a dyke. What's it like?

[Serpent]

Like beating a ***, only the dyke puts up more resistance. Overall, it's a more satisfying experience.

[joedoe]

LOL :D

[GunnedDownAtrocity]

"Like beating a ***, only the dyke puts up more resistance. Overall, it's a more satisfying experience."

i knew i liked you for a reason.

[Chang Style Novice]

nevermind as a philosophical point - as a practical matter you shouldn't pick fights! You could get hurt for no good reason.