Poll: Can You Defend Yourself in a Fight.

[the_tralfalmadorian]

I'm a fairly proficient boxer, but I don't really count that as a martial art I guess, so I went with option 2

 

[EeveeElectro]

Never been in a fight, but I know a little Tae Kwon Doe. I trained with my friend and nearly broke her nose by accident.
My best friend says I pack a good punch, so I'd say yes. Although I avoid confrontations.
I think I'd only fight with girls, as boys can't apparently hit us. All girls do is pull hair and spray perfume in your face :') I think I could handle them.

 

[antigodoflife]

People are for some reason afraid of me, it's either cause of my violent primary school days, or that i'm 6'1" and no one wants to mess with someone who naturally looks down upon you.

I think...

the only 'insults' i get are 'goth boy' - (due to wearing black), 'fag' + 'martin bryant'(having long hair - similar to that of the serial killer)

those are what i get thrown in my face anyway.

the only insult i get thrown at me that hurts is being called 'Dave Mustaine' don't know why that hurts...

anyway after a death stare people don't bother me - THANK GOD (pacifist here)

 

[KurtzGallahad]

I fight fast and think similarly, one on one I'll usually win against a street thug, with more than that and It gets a bit tricky

 

[Twilight_guy]

Ahahahhahahahahahahahahahahaha*breath*Ahahahahahahahahaha..... no.

I've never had to fight and I don't really believe in violence so I would lose before the first punch was thrown.

 

[Georgie_Leech]

I was trained in martial arts a while back, and while I can't remember the specific forms, I do remember the basics of blocking and attacking, and I have quick reflexes. This, combined with some pretty tough muscle from wrestling, means I stand a solid chance in a fight, so long as there aren't any bladed weapons involved. That said, I'd rather not be in the fight in the first place.

Slightly off-topic, I have an advantage in wrestling because I don't actually look that tough; I need to lose some weight. It makes people underestimate me, and the look on their face when they yank on an arm or something and I just don't move is priceless.

 

[commasplice]

I've never actually been in a fight. Closest I've been is that one time I had to physically restrain my friend from trying to fight, like, 7 people at once.

Ahahahhahahahahahahahahahahaha*breath*Ahahahahahahahahaha..... no.

I've never had to fight and I don't really believe in violence so I would lose before the first punch was thrown.

If you can avoid the fight altogether, that sounds like a win to me. Using your words like a reasonable human being doesn't make you a wuss. Likewise, caving someone's skull in doesn't make you super macho man. All that being said, though I haven't gotten into a fight yet, it's not like I won't defend myself or someone else. I've just been able to circumvent situations that would require that.

 

[WolfThomas]

I'm 6ft, 100 kilos, broad shoulders

Have been in several fights in my life (no fault of my own)

No formal training, but my housemate who was an ex-rifleman showed me some Military Self defense, pistol and knife disarms which I've never (fortunately) had to use and some takedowns and chokeholds which I've used while play wrestling.

I think in most garden variety fights, I'd fair okay, not necessarily clear win but enough to get away/hurt them equally.

My main strategy comes to this, if a fights inevitable I fling a handful of loose change at my assailant hopefully distracting him to shield himself, then I:

A. Run if I can, grab a bouncer or friend etc (if possible do these earlier without coin flinging)
B. Try to go low and grab behind their knee-caps, pushing forward with my body as I pull backwards with my hands dropping them on their back hard, then either run or punch them repeatedly.

I don't like being punched, kicked or other variant, retreating is always a good option in my book if possible.

 

[Darth_Dude]

Definately not, although there's always the sack whack. (Which is a hit to the balls)

 

[Mozza444]

I do kickboxing around 4-5 times a week, so im pretty sure i can handle myself. However most of the fights i get into turn into a beat-down of 3-4 on me, and me alone.

 

[IckleMissMayhem]

I don't fight to win, I fight to get the fook outta there. And at that, I'm fairly good. Just go for the S.I.N.G. combo and ping! i'm away and running!!

 

[TimeLord]

I know Karate, Brown Belt, been in 2 fights in my lifetime.

Score stands at 1:1

 

[xDarc]

I can hold my own ok, but I lost the last two fights I had on the account that I was jumped by several guys.

Bah. When that happens you go on the ground and try to spin on your side (a good kick in the ribs helps get this started, go with it) When you start your spin you kick out with the higher leg and try to get the people around you in the knees. When you get your break in the circle- you pick the biggest baddest sunuvabitch, jump up and punch him in the throat/under the chin to stun him- and then get behind him and start dragging him away while putting him in the sickest headlock you can muster.

Make sure you look crazy while you do all this.

Twist his head hard to one side and threaten to kill if they don't back off.

This happened to me in basic training. Long story short- some kid was on his 3rd strike and the drill sergeant kept covering for him. He tried to tell me I was required by law to admit to being an intelligence operative investigating his abuses because I called him out on everything.

So the 3rd striker gets in another fight. He kicks his victim in the head while the guy is down and pops his ear drum. My favorite drill sergeant tells the victim that "he fell." I went to a colonel. The victim refused to talk. Everyone turned on me, and my last night in the army- I was dragged out of my bunk by 8 people. I showed them though. Oh they beat me good. I dont think there wasn't much of my body that wasn't bruised. I got some odd looks in the bus depot and on the way home.

But, I was just happy I got back up and I got my hands around that 3rd striker's neck, the ringleader, and choked the life out of him while they just stared, afraid. I let him go when the drill sergeants came and broke it up. He's ok. In my mind that's a win.

 

[Wutaiflea]

I've been doing Aiki-Jujitsu for 3 years now, so I know some stuff.

Although I haven't been in anything I'd describe as a "fight", I have used martial arts to get out of unpleasant situations.
For example, when I was sharing a house with two shaved chimps, one of them tried to come in my room in the middle of the night, so I put him in an arm and throat lock. He tried to claim he'd been sleep-walking, but he never did it again.
I also flattened some drunk guy who wouldn't let me walk past him in the street, even though he was considerably bigger than me. I suppose that situation could've easily turned nasty for a woman surrounded by very drunk guys, so I was glad I had the ability to stop it before anything really happened.

All thanks to my martial arts knowledge.

 

[Beartrucci]

The funniest fight i saw was some white dude trying to tell a pimp to lay off his ho that he was beating. The pimp got mad and walked over to the white dude and started a fight. Before the pimp could throw a punch the white dude back-fisted the pimp to the temple and knocked him out cold. Turns out the white guy was a black belt karate instructor.

Is this the video you were thinking of?

 

[Kenjitsuka]

Did Karate, Boxing, Aikido and Kendo.
Been in a few fights when I was younger, never had any problems.

 

[Prized Cup]

I fancy the embarassing headlock manouver because it makes both me and the assailant look like a pair of red-faced douchebags whereas a punch to the nose could actually hurt

 

[traceur_]

I can hold my own. I always fight dirty whenever I can and try to grab a nearby object to use as a weapon. I've never been beaten because I'm agile enough to outrun anyone big enough to beat me if I let the fight progress. Parkour for the win!