Kozushi
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HAHAHA! Well, you guys have build a fantastic country! Well done!I'm just pulling your leg mate. I'm Australian, s*** stirring is in our DNA.
HAHAHA! Well, you guys have build a fantastic country! Well done!I'm just pulling your leg mate. I'm Australian, s*** stirring is in our DNA.
I am a bit off, as I am spending way more time on the beach than on the computer at the moment...Sometimes posturing and threats work, and in my mind, it's a way of showing the bully that he had better not attack you - it actually can de-escalate things by scaring the bully off, or if you pull knives or other weapons out - this can help too if it's truly needed, HOPEFULLY NOT THOUGH.
Sometimes posturing and threats work, and in my mind, it's a way of showing the bully that he had better not attack you - it actually can de-escalate things by scaring the bully off, or if you pull knives or other weapons out - this can help too if it's truly needed, HOPEFULLY NOT THOUGH.
There is a lot more of this kind of unarmed 'road rage' kind of stuff than many appreciate, and some people are killed by it - beaten to death! A trained martial artist is much less likely to get beaten to death or badly hurt.
Another thing is that a lot of threats and defeated by people posturing back or by some kind of grappling or fighting - the deaths are the most extreme cases.
I'd just hit him, or ask him how his mum's going then hit him. I use to watch their hands, if a situation was getting tense & I can't see their hands (in pockets, behind back etc) I'd start to get worried, situations I've been in often got tense without aggressive behaviour.One of the tips my first MA instructor gave me (for a developing situation - opponent is working themselves up to strike) was to just stop talking and NOT look them in the eye. Focus instead on the intersection of their throat and collarbone.
This is so important, it allows you to make better decisions about the situation. Hard to train for though, comes easier with experience.It allows me to stay calm in situation going in the bad direction
I thought differently to most people, if you're trying to hurt me I don't care how well I know you, you're getting taken out. Difference with me is I had a childhood were violence would be regularly inflicted on me by a family member, so I had no problems returning the favour when I got older.Someone who is well-prepared to defend themselves against a stranger may be unable to react against someone they know because of the shock, trying to figure out the amount of damage they're willing to do to this person, and the sheer horror of hurting a person you know.
I've been 8yrs out of my old life now & I still have trouble wrapping my head around the fact I can call the police. I can't explain the relief of now being able to go, hang on a minute I'll just call the police. I spent a large chunk of my life avoiding them at all costs. I even have a friend who's an officer now.Living in a bad neighbourhood for a decade, I had my share of "events" which I'll say next to nothing about here as it's in public, but I'll tell you I can't remember how many times I had to call the police!
She shouldn't struggle with it, the result could've been much worse for her. Males who accost women usually do it for one reason, tell her next time break both arms.........& a leg.........or two.and the first time a stranger accosted her, she panicked, tried doing two things at once instead of just a release, and broke the guy's arm.
Served him right, honestly, and she reacted the best she could, and hopefully it will not cause her to freeze in the future, but she struggled with it for awhile.
I'd just hit him, or ask him how his mum's going then hit him. I use to watch their hands, if a situation was getting tense & I can't see their hands (in pockets, behind back etc) I'd start to get worried, situations I've been in often got tense without aggressive behaviour.
Inexperienced people tend to work themselves up to strike, I found it better to take them out before they get there. Back in the day if I was going to hurt you I'd try & make sure you didn't know what was coming, no posturing, no aggression usually a smile & "how you going?" Then bang.
You can probably see how important it is to have police! Without them half of us would be dead and the other half lamed!I've been 8yrs out of my old life now & I still have trouble wrapping my head around the fact I can call the police. I can't explain the relief of now being able to go, hang on a minute I'll just call the police. I spent a large chunk of my life avoiding them at all costs. I even have a friend who's an officer now.
he should've picked the butt up & put it in the bin, not thrown it at her. Aggression attracts aggression.This is a news story about the kind of thing I'd put into the category of martial arts and self-defence - this kind of altercation:
Tossed cigarette butt leads to fatal altercation in Starbucks, witnesses say
He was punched in the head and died as a result, in a starbucks.
Yes. Exactly.he should've picked the butt up & put it in the bin, not thrown it at her. Aggression attracts aggression.