mina2 6 Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 I noticed a post that someone made in another thread and thought it would make as good topic. You ever punched anyone? Or gone further than just a punch? Or received some violence? I think the only experience I have had was when I was about 10. Hardly gripping stuff. But on tv and in the movies there's a lot of it, so it must happen! Do tell! Link to post Share on other sites
gareth_oau 2 Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Ive been doing serious martial arts for around 14 years now (training up to 6 times a week). Part of the justification was that i would learn some great self-defence, "just in case!!!". So far i've never needed to defend myself, but i've managed to break 18 bones so far, in preparation LOL. seriously tho, i've avoided a couple of fisticuffs where face to face confrontations havent progressed, and I think its mostly because I have adopted an extreme self-confidence position and the other guy has backed away Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 what the hell can get you into situations like that? Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 I enjoy watching a good bitch fight between a coupla women. They can flare up when one bumps into the other on say a crowded train during rush hour. Great entertainment. Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Learnt ju-jitsu, am 6ft and mostly muscle. Last time I got into a fight, the bloke got one punch to the stomach (a good winding very quickly ends it) then walked away. I tend not to start fights, as that's against my nature, but if I do, then prefer to talk my way out of it, rather than seriously injure someone. But if I have then, then I have to. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 rather than hearing all this "I'm so hard, I eat nails and drink Irn Bru" stuff. What exactly got you into that situation? Maybe there are cases that you can look back on and learn to avoid in future. Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Racism against me. Link to post Share on other sites
Jynxx 4 Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Yeah, like avoid places where people drink. I'm light weight and I don't like being picked on. Ususlly, the situation get's diffused. I hate bullies and there is a line I draw when it comes down to it, and that's self-defense to me. Link to post Share on other sites
snowdude 44 Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Well last time I had an altercation with someone wasn't what you could call a fight, more me making sure the other one got the message. Basically I never start fights, and always treat people how I like to be treated, but if someone starts on me, then that will be their lot, I don't mess about with silly fisty cuffs. I guess I have always been the type not to take shit from anyone even right back from when I was at school. As well as learning KUK-SOOL-WON, that's a Korean martial art, I guess I was fortunate enough to learn various other ways to maim and disarm people extremly quickly, during my child / teenage years and right into my twenties. But basically at the end of the day I never go looking for trouble and don't hang around where trouble makers are likely to be, so for sometime now I have not had to defend myself, not that it would bother me to do so. Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Lots of hockey fights..They kinda count I guess. Way back when...I used to work a few shifts a week as a door-man. I'm tiny compared to the size of the guys I used to work with. So, just like Patrick Swayze in "Roadhouse" my philosophy was to "be nice" and politely talk unruly customers out of the club. For the most part people were great but there were times when things got heated. A handful of locks and holds I learned on a course from and ex US green beret served me well. Also, my dad was a guard at a jail and he taught me a bunch of stuff, too. Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Like Gareth Au I have been doing martial arts for around 13 years now to gain some kind of skills "just in case" but have not really had to use it. Before learning MA I was a tad aggressive though besides a few footy scraps was able to avoid trouble. People that go out to fight are just wankers, and are often the ones with the big mouth, that end up getting humiliated. Now thats fun Link to post Share on other sites
hellyer 216 Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Listen wussy boys I have never lost a fight or even been injured Won my last one by at least 500 metres. Link to post Share on other sites
mitchpee 10 Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Snowjunky, I don't think you can ever really fight until you get your ass kicked. The people that have always said "I have never lost a fight" always got what's coming to them. I've been in a few in my day. Not proud of any of them but I tried to avoid them as much as possible. I used to live in a not so nice part of the city back east. I was mugged twice on the subway while I lived there and once had a gun held to my head when I was just trying to walk home. The other time I fought back and took out one, maybe two, of three and then was kicked until knocked out and they took my wallet with a measly $8. I guess it really depends where you grow up here in the US. I grew up mostly in New Hampshire, but had some tougher times in the city. I now live in Salt Lake and have an awesome atmosphere with no violence. Yet my cousins who live in Baltimore hear gunshots every night. Link to post Share on other sites
Mantas 3 Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 I've had my fair share of fights as a kid and hardly any since. The last one was years ago when I lived in Toronto Canada. I was walking back from a night out. I was full of it. Some native Indian guys were hanging out on the street.The rest went something like this. Indian dude-" What the Fark are you looking at white boy" Me- "Fark you" Indian dude- "It's a good day to die" I smacked him Right in the nose. He went down, but two of he's mates took over. Bang bang bang, I managed to block most of the punches with my face. When I was down on the ground they put the boot in. Bastards! Some dudes in suits broke it al up and my girlfriend took me home to nurse my wounds. Link to post Share on other sites
JA2340 16 Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Originally Posted By: MitchPee Snowjunky, I don't think you can ever really fight until you get your ass kicked. The people that have always said "I have never lost a fight" always got what's coming to them. Mitch, The last ,line of snowjunky's post explains his approach - "Won by 500 metres" says to me that in a fight - avoidance is his policy. Link to post Share on other sites
mitchpee 10 Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Originally Posted By: JA Originally Posted By: MitchPee Snowjunky, I don't think you can ever really fight until you get your ass kicked. The people that have always said "I have never lost a fight" always got what's coming to them. Mitch, The last ,line of snowjunky's post explains his approach - "Won by 500 metres" says to me that in a fight - avoidance is his policy. I apologize, I didn't read that. I have had some people tell me they have won all their fights and that was my response to them, not Snowjunky, my apologies. With that said, avoidance is the best policy Link to post Share on other sites
snowdude 44 Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 You see you never know what the person that you might get into a fight is like. Some are simply all mouth, give them a good whack in the mouth and they go home crying like a baby, some on the other hand really do know how to fight or simply love nothing better than to hit and be hit! Never loosing a fight just means up until know you have been lucky! One day you might just loose a fight by a large margin. That is why best to try and avoid any confrontations, unless absolutely necessary. Now I would say I can really take care of myself, even if someone has a knife pointing at me, but never the less I will try to avoid these situations, who knows someone else may be better than me! Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Never punched. Never been punched. Link to post Share on other sites
HighlyTrainedNovaTeacher 2 Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 When you look so butch, hardly surprising no-one punches you gg Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 I'm a lover not a fighter. But I've been beat up before. Some jerk clocked me from behind... then a super crazy friend of mine jumped in and smashed the other guy to pieces while I cheered him on! Link to post Share on other sites
blu 3 Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 There has been a big problem in Sydney with late night glassings and stabbings. It's reported often in the morning news. Might relate to increasing alcohol + drug use (ice). Link to post Share on other sites
hellyer 216 Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 Originally Posted By: MitchPee Originally Posted By: JA Originally Posted By: MitchPee Snowjunky, I don't think you can ever really fight until you get your ass kicked. The people that have always said "I have never lost a fight" always got what's coming to them. Mitch, The last ,line of snowjunky's post explains his approach - "Won by 500 metres" says to me that in a fight - avoidance is his policy. I apologize, I didn't read that. I have had some people tell me they have won all their fights and that was my response to them, not Snowjunky, my apologies. With that said, avoidance is the best policy Good thing you apologised MP otherwise I would have punched your lights out..... Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 yeah. You hold him down while I call a cab. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 don't like fighting but have been in a couple of scrapes. Back home after the pub, there was a big fight in the street as we were walking past a guy tried to jump on me, he got a few rapids in the face and changed his mind! Rolling about the street with one of my best mates after an arguement in the pub got outta hand, last summer coming out of a club in Motomachi in Yokohama, I got set upon by a group of about 6 American military dudes and got a little slapping, wasn't that bad, could've been a lot worse!! Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 gave you a good bitch slap then. Link to post Share on other sites
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