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by Lotus Wolf » Mon Apr 06, 2009 12:46 am
David, I must disagree with some of what you said. I have been involved (the potential victim) in several attempted muggings. Only one of these attempts left me with any form of lasting damage. Two of these attempts involved knives, and one involved a .22, and another involved multiple thugs. Unless I am prompted to do so, I won't tell the stories, but the results of these muggings were two free knives, a shitty pistol, and a scar on my right hand. What I'm trying to say is; I survived these mugging attempts because I had adequate knowledge of fencing, knife fighting, and martial arts. I must strongly disagree with what someone (I don't remember who right now) said about martial arts meaning nothing in street fights. When an individual has studied a discipline under a real master, and not some half-assed idiot at the local community center, the style is very much usable during a real fight. Fencing, while it may be hard to use without the proper tool at hand, gives you an idea of the stance a skilled user would take in a mugging situation. Rolling good martial arts, and fencing training together, one can effectively disarm an opponent, regardless of the weapon they are attacking with. As for time slowing down during a fight, I agree that that is BS. However, during a fight, someone who can keep their cool may have a lot more time to evaluate the situation and react, than someone with adrenaline poisoning who can't think clearly. One mustn't let adrenaline cloud the mind. <-Yes I know that sounds super-high-and-mighty-badass-wannabe, but really, i can't make it any clearer.
Well, all in all, I don't really care if someone tries to mug me again. I welcome the opportunity to get another free knife, or a better pistol.