Jen, that's funny stuff. ^^
I hope Josh is never on the receiving end.
My wife and I both open our mouths most of the time if we see some "injustice" or assholes doing their thing. Sometimes we get the person that likes to talk back and try to act tough after they were the dick to begin with...Shutting them down is usually fun, and always interesting. I prefer to be the one engaged to begin with though. When my wife starts something, I'm not as fired up.
I did practice karate and jujitsu when I was younger, but never considered myself and expert of either. And considering I am no expert, the fights I have been in, involved no martial arts whatsoever. I think you REALLY need to know what you're doing with that stuff to be at all effective with it in a real life scenario.
That said, I'm 6'0, 175. Nothing huge, and I don't look like much to a big guy I'm sure. It's been my experience that the size of the guy doesn't matter much. I've seen little guys that know how to handle themselves whip all sorts of butt, and big guys cower at the thought of being hit...AND vice versa. I just figure if it's going down, then it's going down. Throw down, viciously, and it'll all be over with before you know it.
I haven't gotten in a fight since college and prior, but I find that I am naturally a peaceful person. I feel that if someone is being so abusive and in my face, or getting physical with me, that it crosses so many boundaries of mine and they have no right to do that. It depends on what's happening exactly, but if I go off and attack, I tend to do plenty more damage than may be necessary...Reasons: I'm pissed that someone couldn't respect my boundaries, I'm scared and pumped up on adrenaline, and the rest just happens.
I can understand being scared of fighting and not wanting any part of it, but there have been a few times in my life where I didn't have the option to walk away, and that's how I dealt with it. Yes you might take some shots, and there's always the chance that you get whooped, but you just cannot look at it that way going into it. If you think you'll get whooped, you probably will. Take the few seconds you have to let your demons come out and play. You've already started fighting, so you might as well do whatever you can to hurt the other guy as badly and quickly as you can.
Note: I never started anything. As I said, I hate fighting and violence. People push my buttons though, when they should know to stop, and that's all I can take. Put up or shut up. I get sick of people thinking they can do or say whatever they want to you just because they think you won't do anything about it.
I'd be too dangerous with a gun, so I prefer blunt club-like weapons if for no other reason than they make you think just a bit more before actually using them. And they are usually warning enough to a would be predator. On a few occasions, I have tapped a bat against the window of my car and shook my head, grimacing, to people violently approaching my car...Wisely, they left. I would beat them with it, as they deserved.
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