Put up your dukes Escapists! Can you fight?
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I can poke a man's eyeballs out with my thumbs. And I know how to hurt someone if it ever came to that.
Do I have to guts to do it? Nope never.
Do I have to guts to do it? Nope never.
I'm not much of a fighter, but I'm a pretty good dodger and have sidestep-and-grappled my way out of several drunken brawls.
I don't think I've ever hit anyone with a kick or punch, or tried for that matter, but I suppose if you can hold off your opponent until he abandons the fight without landing a single punch, that counts as a win
I don't think I've ever hit anyone with a kick or punch, or tried for that matter, but I suppose if you can hold off your opponent until he abandons the fight without landing a single punch, that counts as a win
When it comes to fighting, Martial Arts don't do jack. I'm a blackbelt in Tae-Kwon-Do and when I got in fights, all the training went out the window. Street Fighting is way to fast-paced for martial arts to do any good.
I took Tae Kwon Do for a number of years but found that in actual situations I resort to street style fighting. It's more of a brawling style. I was notorious at parties for wrestling people to the ground choking them out, and then beating their unconscious body. I'm not very nice when I get mad.
I have/still train(ed) in Kempo for about 12 years now. It is a very defense minded art that more about destroying what your opponent gives than simply going after them. I have hit hard and been hit very hard, but always in a ring. I am not really into street fights or bar-brawls or whatever. There are too many cheap ways to get hit and too many people out there that can sue you.
My fighting situation takes a little while to explain. My brother (Tae Kwon Do expert) and my dad (all-around badass, apparently) taught me a few maneuvers, but nothing really acrobatic and stylish. However, at a young age, I took a liking to sword-fighting, as my brother bought a couple of bamboo swords and taught me a few basics (basic blocks) for little giggles. From there, I went on to develop my own style over the years, one that complimented my strengths and range of motion. It turned out to be so effective that after a while, I surpassed my brother.
In more recent years, I took basic patterns from my sword style and tried to translate it to a hand-to-hand format. This has resulted in a style that seems to be a sort of semi-disciplined mixture of Muay Thai and Karate. Unfortunately, I don't know if these techniques actually work, being that I haven't had the opportunity to use them in a real fight.
So can I defend myself? Possibly. However, though it might be arrogance that fuels this answer, I think the answer is more likely "yes" than "no," considering the state of mind that comes over me when I am thoroughly convinced I'm going to have to fight.
In more recent years, I took basic patterns from my sword style and tried to translate it to a hand-to-hand format. This has resulted in a style that seems to be a sort of semi-disciplined mixture of Muay Thai and Karate. Unfortunately, I don't know if these techniques actually work, being that I haven't had the opportunity to use them in a real fight.
So can I defend myself? Possibly. However, though it might be arrogance that fuels this answer, I think the answer is more likely "yes" than "no," considering the state of mind that comes over me when I am thoroughly convinced I'm going to have to fight.
Im not trained in any fighting style, but I'm fairly talented at using my size (6'6'' and muscular build I like to think) to my advantage. I have a pretty good right hook. Thoughout Junior High most fights I got into involved grating faces along lockers, compared to now, where I fight less dirty.