Yo, I'm gonna mess you up, chump

[Ragnarok2005]

A true Martial Artists doesn't need to fight.

I mean, I'm not sure exactly what he does, but it isn't fighting.

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I go with what my dad taught me. Punch them as hard as you can in the face as many times as you can.

[SWEHurricane]

This is what has worked for me several times:

I said: "I don't wanna fight you, I have no reason to fight" But you have to remain cool, not show any fear, and not show any agression for this to work.

If the guy moves towards me I remain calm, but hold a comfortable distance, If he tries to grab me, I just slightly move to a different angle all the time, pushing away his hands.

And whatever you do, always be prepared to block/avoid and counter.

Lol, this one time a guy hit his wife/gf and saw me and my friends watching. He yelled at us and threatened us. I don't know why but I just started half running towards him withouth doubting, he fled on his bike. I don't know if that was so smart, but it worked.

Every situation is different...

[Hiroji]

Ive only had this happen to me once, i just stayed calm and told the guy "look mate i want no trouble".

I got the feeling he was wating for me to make the first move.

He was a big guy though. If he was my sort of size i may have broke out the windmill on him.

[Cathain]

Originally Posted by Scarlet Mist

I'm gon' mess you up dawg/dude/playa/son/chump!

How do you react to those words?

You mean after I'd stopped laughing?

[axelb]

or option 3:

run away out of mr Chumps distance and yell obsenetitys about him and his goat. Then use your training in running to keep out of the 'dawgs' distance whilst insulting him. Eventually he will tire, then it will be your time to strike, hannibal lector style

[Shadow_of_Evil]

People don't just run up and threaten you for no reason.

I got punched a couple of weeks ago by some guy who was gobbin' off about my jacket. For absolutely no reason. He walks up and says "You think you're real ****ing hard wearing a puffed up jacket, don't ya" (or something close to that). I reply by saying "It's my ****ing motor bike jacket mate" and BAM, he punches me in the chest.
Quite funny really.

[Johnno]

I would admonish them in no uncertain terms, and unless they desisted forthwith then I would chastise them.

[medi]

Smack them across the nose with a rolled up newspaper, while saying "NO!" in a loud, clear voice.







Oh wait that's dogs. Sorry, no idea.

[Polar Bear]

Yeah, well me an ma homies will pop a cap in ya ass. Then pimp our ride.
Word to your mutha.

The Bear.

[Kwajman]

I think most martial artists would try to diffuse the situation w/o violence.

[tom pain]

Originally Posted by Keikai

How about 'wet yourself laughing at someone calling me a chump'!!!

It might be Mr. T! In which case I just do whatever he says

[KempoFist]

this thread makes me weep.

[LovesSticks]

g) Attempt to verbally diffuse the situation, even though the dude is in your face like pimple and threatening to open a can of whup - ass faster than those electric openers they sell on the Home Shopping Network.

This is the one. A bit of distance, a non-agressive but effective guard and some calm words. Plus, thanks to a few years of MA, the knowledge that in the time it takes him to cross that distance with his obvious haymaker I can be gone, or, I can put him on his ass (using minimum necessary force).

h) Call for your crew and lay cats out on the floor

Cats? Possibly in the hope he might trip over one? Like with the .44 my 'crew' leave their cats at home, even worse than a .44 at ruining the look of your jacket.

Seriously, MA has actually made me more wary of getting into fights. I don't worry so much about getting hit (although anyone who has trained against weapons knows just how badly the odds stack against you) I worry more about hurting the other guy. It is too easy in the heat of things to put too much power into something, or use an excessive technique and end up hurting the other guy. I don't know how it works where you are but in the UK (and the US I believe) it doesn't matter how it started, if you break the other guy you're getting done for it..

[Keikai]

Originally Posted by KempoFist

this thread makes me weep.

with sadness or because your ribs hurt from pissing yourself with laughter?

Is the OP serious?

[Slindsay]

Originally Posted by KempoFist

i) Switch Levels - Shoot - Get sprawled on - Tap out to knee's to the head - wish I'd learned how to do takedowns properly

Fixed that for you.