When homies attack...

[straight blast]

I was riding to work @ 11:15 the other night (I work the graveyard shift in a 24hr store) when I popped my back tyre on my bike. So I was really in a foul mood and had to walk the four blocks to work. There's a bit where the path narrows due to roadworks that I had to push my bike along and as I did I saw a group of eight (I had time to count) Ozehomies coming up the path the other way.

*Note* Ozehomies are white, non americans who wear homie clothes, listen to black music and claim to identify with the struggle of black america. In short, they're nothing like the American breed, they are just try hard losers. And they like to fight people when the odds are distinctly in their favour. So I though "Oh Crap."

By the time I was within 10 feet of them I could smell the alcohol they'd been drinking and as they went past one of them deliberately shouldered me. I was ready for it (situational awareness I suppose ) and he just bounced off me and into one of his buddies. So then he starts yelling at me and basically spoiling for a fight. I knew I'd have no chance against eight guys but all I could remember is something I've read in a lot of MA mags: Don't look like a victim.

By this point his buddies had all gathered around, thankfully in front of me...I used the narrow walkway to keep them there...didn't want them behind me. I squared myself up to my full height (6'3) and gave this guy the same stare I give people when I'm about to hit them. And then I gave him a really cold ass smile. He took about three steps backwards, threw up his hands in a defensive motion, and said something like "Forget about it...only joking man" and they went on their way.

It mightn't have worked in all situations but these guys were looking for a victim and I showed them that I wasn't going to be one. I guess sometimes showing a willingness to fight and a psycho look can be self defence enough!

[ged]

ozehomies.... thankyou, now i have a name for them.

[Former castleva]

Good.
Prevention is the best way to cure a disease.

[Kay k]

"Ozehomies" well, they seem to have migrated to England!! i thought it was only us that had that kind of "homie"!? they are total idiots. i don't like them at all. Oh well, i musn't be "ghetto" enough! hehe

[Ish]

well done glad it worked out ok

[dezhen2001]

glad ur ok, that coulda been nasty... i was in a similar situation one time (I'm only 5'10 and 150lbs) but thankfully 3 of my mates saw things and came over

david

[Kay k]

what happened D? x

[STUDD WILSON]

Of course you know that the "good grappler" response would be to immediately lie down on your back and spread your legs. Man that gaurd is intimidating. Hee-hee!

[Ryu]

By the time I was within 10 feet of them I could smell the alcohol they'd been drinking and as they went past one of them deliberately shouldered me. I was ready for it (situational awareness I suppose )


I would tend to think with good situational awareness, you would have simply gone another route after seeing them off in the distance. You did good, but be careful too because some of that will not work with some people.

Glad it all worked out though.

Ryu

[dezhen2001]

Kay k: nothin gmuch happened, just some 'tough guys' walking along the streets of Wolverhampton when i was walking back form the bus station. It was a long time ago but than God for scary assed looking mates Was actually pretty scary as even when i tried to walk away they made it hard...

Ryu: agreed! The only reaosn i couldn't really avoid them is that they specifically went out of their way to come to me (i think because i had a large travel bag on me so it wa smore awkward).

david

[Kay k]

Hey david,I'll take it your okay now then. did you have to fight with them or did you just walk away?

[dezhen2001]

hi Kay k... i was walking away but they were making it hard... Thankfully 3 of my mates saw me and came over I didn't like the idea of getting beat up by 6 guys all that much...

hey, i gotta go now - maybe someday we could chat in the fighterschat room?

take it easy,
david

[Kay k]

"take it easy". Hun, you know i take it easy constantly! i'm glad your okay D and maybe we will chat in the fighters room sometime! take care, love kay xx

[sticky fingers]

I had a friend who dressed like that, and listened to rap music.
He called himself a 'whigger'.

[ratman201]

I'm appalled to here that the negative aspects of my culture have creeped its way into europe. The last time that my boys delt with really thugged out dude two of my boys endded up in the hospital with staple in thier heads. But these guys had a bad rep and not some middle class white boy bull****, though they were white, the've actually shot people before rep. And the year before they broke both of my friends legs. But I find that these problems are more socio-economic problems not culture; culture is more of a byproduct. However in the case of foreigners and middle class suburbanites giving something they can't possibly understand a bad name, well tell'm that I'm come'n for em. I've got enough problems with hip hop at home. We don't need *******es abroad giving us a bad name, were quite good at doing that ourselves.