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a good point to add is that even if you are forced to engage an armed attacker like a knifer or gunman, it does not mean that you have to continue the fight even though that may be an intial course of action, if there is a chance to run and escape via cover or otherwise then that could be very wise.
many of us train to engage and win. sometimes winning does not always mean engaging to a conclusive finish. a good mention of this would be entry cqb guys who are trained to bust doors and take out bad guys. think about the scenario, they are highly armed and armored, they work in teams, they likely choose the time to engage. the mindset is offensivelly take the fight to the enemy.
if you are out at the movies with your girl and walking back to your car and encounter a mugger or two with a knife, your response and actions will be different. you're not the one who has the drop, or are armored/armed in hand. you are in reactionary mode. you have options. give in and pray he only wants your wallet. evade and escape. fight till you can evade and escape. fight to a conclusive finish. there are likely several more options, but that is the jist of them and much better than two options of fight or flight.
many of us train to engage and win. sometimes winning does not always mean engaging to a conclusive finish. a good mention of this would be entry cqb guys who are trained to bust doors and take out bad guys. think about the scenario, they are highly armed and armored, they work in teams, they likely choose the time to engage. the mindset is offensivelly take the fight to the enemy.
if you are out at the movies with your girl and walking back to your car and encounter a mugger or two with a knife, your response and actions will be different. you're not the one who has the drop, or are armored/armed in hand. you are in reactionary mode. you have options. give in and pray he only wants your wallet. evade and escape. fight till you can evade and escape. fight to a conclusive finish. there are likely several more options, but that is the jist of them and much better than two options of fight or flight.