Sure, ok.
But what if you don't know your life is being threatened? What if its just a scuffle? It is sometimes very hard to judge the other persons intent, especially if they are an empathically detached person.
Most often a fight will not be intentionally life threatening, and yet it is always potentially life threatening. Learning to over react would be a big mistake.
People always say in fights there are no rules, but that's not true. There are a whole host of rules (law, morality, ethics, environmental). Unfortunately when you go in you don't always know what rules your opponent is playing by and that can be very confusing.
If your standing in line in Wallmart, buying a new kitchen knife, then the attendant ups and slaps you round the face, you can't just stab him in the bladder now can you? Actually there are some people who would, but the rest of us need some compassionate moves.
Where i come from any type of confrontation has the potential to be violent. the key is, are you as a martial artist going to allow someone to commit violence on you while you stand for your morals? will those morals stop a serious beat down? my own experience is if you don't know someone and they approach you for unknown reasons, you have to immediately be on alert. you should pay attention to his eyes, to his hands, to the position of his body. if he is talking to you in a side stance you should know he's ready to cold kock you. you should be ready and able to stop that from happening.
Its not about over reacting if a fight takes place. in the ring or the street, the whole purpose is to survive and hopefully come out victorious.
Oh, about rules, if i have to fight someone Laws,ethics, morals, environmental or whatever.......those are NOT EVEN ON THE MIND OF THE PERSON ATTACKING YOU, THEREFORE NEITHER IS IT ON MINE. FUK THE LAW......THE LAW IS NOT ALWAYS FAIR. what IS on my mind is NOT LETTING THIS MO FO BEAT ME DOWN FOR ANY REASON. deal with the law later. in a street fight the only rule people pray for is NOT TO GET JUMPED.
Compassion is for spectators. someone attacking you knows once he attacks you he has to finish the job or go to jail for some sissy sh1t. if anyone slaps you, yes you can call the law, but the people i know wouldn't call the cops until they beat you down for it first.
the key here is he is the attacker... not me... thus he has already placed himself into a vulnerable position.
thinking like this will get you in a world of trouble. you should always expect the worst by go for the best. trained fighters have a hard time some times dealing with an experienced street fighter because of unorthodoxed and wild swings.
over confidence and passivity are you two worst enemies.
Last edited by hskwarrior; 11-30-2011 at 05:15 PM.
Hung Sing Boyz, we gottit on lock down
when he's around quick to ground and pound a clown
Bruh we thought you knew better
when it comes to head huntin, ain't no one can do it better