Could you fight back / handle yourself?

Maybe if she was a girl the same size as me, and not on drugs or alcohol, and not carrying a knife or any other weapon.... actually no I couldn't at all lol:o

I was bullied in school and one thing I learnt was when in a fight throw the first punch its so much easier to get the upper hand if your lacing digs into someone and dont stop till there on the ground I know its not the most noble way of fighting and it isnt pretty but it has worked for me before.

but the best advice is to try and not get into a fight in the first place stand up to your attacker dont encourage them into a fight but dont let them walk all over you.

I've broken up many a fight. Young and old. I'm not a big guy at all. But I find if you act first to break up a fight, the you have over all advantage on both sides.
When it comes to some one trying to take me on, well I get that at least once a week. Normal stuff I'm ok with, easily handled. Anything out of my control and my bouncers step in.
Most things can be resolved easily. Fond the sober friend of the "attacker" solves most probs. Best ones to work on and calm their mates down.

I hold a black belt in ghetto-fu and I have been trained in boxing and kickboxing. But, the fact that I look intimidating usually causes people to back down.

In my teens I did amateur boxing, and I learned how to hit fast and hard. Then I went to the Glasgow shipyards and then to sea and learned the more unsavory aspects of brawling, like the Glasgow Kiss. I learned that a hard smack in the nose will smash it and blind the opponent with tears, and never to hit only once but follow the first one with a knee in the nether regions or a hard left to the solar plexus.

I learned about the "engineers punch" which was with the heel of the hand and not the fist. If delivered under the chin it could, apparently, break the neck of the opponent. Fortunately I never had to try it.

But the most important lesson was that absolute confidence was necessary. Responses like "Don't be silly, boy. I'll tear yer f****n' head off" said calmly and without obvious aggression worked well. Also, when faced with a small gang, go for the one who talks most and put him on his back fast. A man on his back is less of a danger than one standing, and it gives the others pause, particularly if he is semi-conscious and bleeding profusely. I also learned, when sailing with Nepalese crews, how to disarm a man with a knife by dislocating his arm.

My natural aggression was tempered many years ago in Glasgow when, waiting at a bus stop, a guy and his mate took exception to me. I hit the guy very hard and he went straight through a shop door window in a shower of glass. I took off before the cops came, and I never knew what happened to him.

Now the years have caught up with me and I no longer have delusions about my superhuman powers. I would much prefer to walk away pleading age and infirmity, as I don't see much pleasure in crippling someone even if he richly deserves it.

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

yes and I have the scars to prove it...oh wait, maybe that's a no :pac:
Well I've done two martial arts but I don't think they matter much, moreso just how strong you are in general and how 'naturally handy' you are at fighting.

I've done irish dancing, maybe that'll help me