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shakran · 02-22-2005, 09:16 PM

I've been taking martial arts for a while now, so if a situation like that comes up again, I wouldn't have a problem dropping those types of people in a heartbeat, 10x my size or not..

That is one of the most idiotic statements I have read. First I don't believe for one minute that you're taking martial arts at a decent school because the first thing you learn at a decent school is to avoid fighting becasuse some day you'll pick a fight with the wrong guy and will wind up eating pavement.

Second, taking martial arts "for a while now" qualifies you for absolutely nothing. I hate to tell you, but unless you're superman, there are plenty of people out there that have never taken martial arts that can destroy you.

Third, the martial arts are to be used to protect yourself and others from harm, NOT to go duking it out with people because you don't like their behavior. "Martial artists" who go around bragging about what a great karate man they are and picking fights give the martial arts a bad reputation, and those of us who are real martial artists do not appreciate that.

As to the original situation, spitting on the guys car was a dumbass move. First, he did not try to kill you. He's in a car, you're on foot. If he were TRYING to kill you, he would have succeeded. He slammed on the brakes, trying to AVOID killing you, which points to the fact that he made a mistake. Unless you are perfect (and the fact that your first reaction was to make another attempt at having this guy kill you by spitting on his car shows that you are far from perfect) you have no reason to go around picking fights with people just because they made a mistake.

The sooner you figure out that avoiding confrontation whenever possible is a must, the more likely it is that you will live to see retirement.

Unless the guy is actively trying to harm you, you have no business trying to goad him in to actively trying to harm you.

Since I started in the martial arts more years ago than I care to admit, I've been amazed at the number of people who seem to want to die. If you do something that you KNOW will piss someone off like spitting at them or smacktalking at them, you are taking the risk that they 1) are a better fighter than you and 2) are just as big of a jackass as you are being and will escalate the situation until one of you gets hurt.

02-22-2005, 09:16 PM	#49 (permalink)
shakran Tone.	I've been taking martial arts for a while now, so if a situation like that comes up again, I wouldn't have a problem dropping those types of people in a heartbeat, 10x my size or not.. That is one of the most idiotic statements I have read. First I don't believe for one minute that you're taking martial arts at a decent school because the first thing you learn at a decent school is to avoid fighting becasuse some day you'll pick a fight with the wrong guy and will wind up eating pavement. Second, taking martial arts "for a while now" qualifies you for absolutely nothing. I hate to tell you, but unless you're superman, there are plenty of people out there that have never taken martial arts that can destroy you. Third, the martial arts are to be used to protect yourself and others from harm, NOT to go duking it out with people because you don't like their behavior. "Martial artists" who go around bragging about what a great karate man they are and picking fights give the martial arts a bad reputation, and those of us who are real martial artists do not appreciate that. As to the original situation, spitting on the guys car was a dumbass move. First, he did not try to kill you. He's in a car, you're on foot. If he were TRYING to kill you, he would have succeeded. He slammed on the brakes, trying to AVOID killing you, which points to the fact that he made a mistake. Unless you are perfect (and the fact that your first reaction was to make another attempt at having this guy kill you by spitting on his car shows that you are far from perfect) you have no reason to go around picking fights with people just because they made a mistake. The sooner you figure out that avoiding confrontation whenever possible is a must, the more likely it is that you will live to see retirement. Unless the guy is actively trying to harm you, you have no business trying to goad him in to actively trying to harm you. Since I started in the martial arts more years ago than I care to admit, I've been amazed at the number of people who seem to want to die. If you do something that you KNOW will piss someone off like spitting at them or smacktalking at them, you are taking the risk that they 1) are a better fighter than you and 2) are just as big of a jackass as you are being and will escalate the situation until one of you gets hurt.