Wondering how fellow sherdoggers act when face situations that can lead to a fight, conflicts etc.? A lot of tough warriors here
I personally had like 2-3 fights (outside of training) in my life and generally when there is a conflict in public ( subway, bar fight, school, road rage etc) I just walk away and don't react to insults because it is not worth it in my opinion and I don't think that I need to prove anything to stranger , especially if there is a possibilty to get stabbed or whatever.
As i get older those type of cofronting situations happen less and less, last time was 4 years ago when i lived in vancouver and some junkie looking guy approached me at bus stop and wanted an explantion as to why i am staring at him. I was just kinda in the zone looking really nowhere, but he thought I was looking at him and was really butthurt about it, wanted to get into fight and threw insults out of nowhere. I said just whatever guy, leave me alone. What would you do in this situaiton, would you fight him and engage in verbal arguement?
I started trainging diffrent martial arts as a kid and still train on and off . Back then it was for the purpose of self defense, but now I kinda think it is only good for hobby and keeping shape, not for actual self defense because if in fact you will try to use your skills you most likely will get hurt or killed. I live in Russia now and the thing is people with whom you might get in conflict usually have like a knife or a traumatic gun or a baseball bat in a trunk, so your chances are really not that great even if you are great at boxing or jiu jitsu.
I know couple people with different philoshy - they are teaching / training martial arts and put it to pratise when they see social injustice.
What are your thoughts on all this and what are your stories?
