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Lol, I don't know where all of you live, but where I'm from, standing outside your house could get you kidnapped/raped/killed. So yeah! Sophiagrace, I would totally sign up for martial arts classes hahaha!
Bob Arctor said:Reacting with fight instead of flight when faced with no other alternative is crucial, I agree. I just think (in most first world situations) developing that instinct doesn't have a lot to do with whether or not you would kill someone. I mean just talking about hand to hand combat, if you can get the upper hand and subdue a person or knock them unconscious you'd have to go pretty far to kill them with your hands. What you're talking about seems to apply more to a gun fight, or if you were faced with multiple assailants and you had to kill to live. If you're talking about a fair fight you don't have to be willing to kill the person to defend yourself.
Badjedidude said:A women's self-defense class might be better for that sort of thing.
Outright martial arts takes years to master -- years of daily discipline, weight training, etc. Unless you're up for that sort of commitment... then don't even bother.
Learning how to kick a guy in the balls is a lot faster.
JasonM said:SophiaGrace said:I want to be able to stand up to people when I know they are wrong.
NO! Steven Spielberg released Jaws in 1975, NOT 1974 YOU IDIOT. KARATE CHOP! :club:
But seriously, I got nothing.
SophiaGrace said:Yes there is a workshop coming up. Actually it's today at 12pm.
But my thoughts regarding it are that I will forget the techniques eventually because I'm not practicing them over and over again.
If I take a martial arts course my reflexes will be much quicker. My response will be more ingrained.
Lilianna said:How did it go?
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