Poll: Do you know self defense?

[smearyllama]

It's a pretty simple question.
I used to do Tae-Kwon-Do. I was a red-belt two-stripe.

 

[Blair Bennett]

Yep, studied it more upwards of 6 years, and have been working on getting back to it rather soon.

 

[Thyunda]

It's a pretty simple question.
I used to do Tae-Kwon-Do. I was a red-belt two-stripe.

Red belt two stripe? What does that mean?
When I did tae kwon do, I reached blue belt. I'd happily go back and finish the training.
But what do you mean 'two stripe'? Like, red belt with a black stripe? We always called that 'black tag'.

 

[Berethond]

The Nike Defense is all you'll ever need.

 

[NeutralDrow]

I run pretty fast and rarely carry anything valuable, yes.

I do know a bit of applicable karate, and worst come to worst, I could probably squash a smaller assailant, or drop them in a counter-ambush, but in those cases, I'm still probably screwed.

 

[TheYellowCellPhone]

Who'd want to mess with THIS?

Spoiler

Alright, it's not my arm, but I am pretty buff.

I actually don't know any professional martial arts, but I do have good instincts.

That is, running.

 

[thylasos]

I did kung-fu for a couple of years, but not really. I tend to just... not get in fights. And rely on the insurance if I get mugged.

 

[hurfdurp]

I know improvised self-defense.

 

[smearyllama]

It's a pretty simple question.
I used to do Tae-Kwon-Do. I was a red-belt two-stripe.

Red belt two stripe? What does that mean?
When I did tae kwon do, I reached blue belt. I'd happily go back and finish the training.
But what do you mean 'two stripe'? Like, red belt with a black stripe? We always called that 'black tag'.

I should say tape. Our school (Mtn. Kim) had sub-levels to our belt system. Tape was wrapped around our belts to signify our progress.

 

[Star Pancakes Muthaf]

I am a 2nd Dan blak belt in Karate, and have been trained in Wing Chun, Krav Maga and a small amount of Brazilian Ju Jitsu, mostly just breaking holds and stuff,

 

[Ryuo]

Me and my close friends are adept at knife aided hand-to-hand.
While I have average improvised skills,
I would probably do badly against a trained individual.

 

[Free Thinker]

I used to do Tae-Kwon-Do, but all I need is a swift kick to the groin. While they writhe on the ground, I kick em' in their asshole, and with enough force, makes them crap their pants.

 

[WorldCritic]

I took four years of Kenpo. Haven't practiced much lately though.

 

[cartographer54]

I got to black belt candidate in this korean karate thing, but i never followed through.

 

[Fidelias]

The best defense is a good offense.

Plus a shotgun.
TO THE FACE!!!!

Seriously though, I used to do karate, but I got impatient and stupidly quit. Course, my house packs more guns than an army base, so I don't really have to worry. Unless I go outside...

...
....
Meh, I've got the Escapist.

 

[Berithil]

Yes. I took two years of karate and just started taking tae-kwon-do lessons from my friends dad.

 

[MurderousToaster]

Uhh...I tried taking a Karate lesson once when I was about seven. I didn't like it and was only there for about two minutes.

I could ask my dad, he's a prison officer and while that doesn't sound very dangerous he's trained to deal with riots and unruly prisoners.