If that were to happen to me (and I have a lot of martial arts training), I am going to view them as a threat to me and my families future and respond accordingly.
As a previous poster mentioned, I am not going to shoot cousin bob after he had too many drinks and gets a little mouthy, this is the Goliath with the tarantula tattoo on his neck that squares off against you at the gas station with your family in your minivan.
I dont take it lightly at all, but I am not going to bet my families future to whether or not I can hold my own in a fist fight with some joker.
I get very passionate about this because I teach folks karate and they all his this "bruce lee" mentality that if they take karate (or other martial art) that they are going to hold their own against 10 guys. RIDICULOUS!!! Karate/martial arts isnt meant to impress your girl/boyfriend, it is meant to be used to prevent an attack from an opponent. The self defense is meant to take out the opponent and then beat feet out of there, not pull a rocky move.
Sorry, I get a little crazy with some of these posts
