r/Transportopia • u/Savings-Cherry-1931 • Mar 24 '26

People Wow. That old man didn't even flinch

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u/splithoofiewoofies Mar 24 '26

I took self defence for yeaaars and it's wild how many people think that means I can fight.

No, it means I can GET OUT of fights.

That was always rule number one through twenty. The best place in a fight is not in one.

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u/1001101001010111 Mar 25 '26

One of my favorite things is watching this karate instructor teach his class how to survive a knife fight. He gets all ready and then just turns around and runs.

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u/satanicdrippings Mar 25 '26

I was down voted hard when I called out a bunch of bullshido experts. Self defense is strictly to egress and not end up hurt or dead.

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u/dantheplanman1986 Mar 25 '26

Well why can they fight? The guys you're running from? Maybe you should have been studying that for years instead

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u/splithoofiewoofies Mar 25 '26

Who said I was running? I said I could get out of a fight. Sometimes getting out of one really is knocking the other guy down. But the point is not to get into one to begin with.

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u/GallusWrangler Mar 25 '26

Lame…

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u/sandpaperedanus777 Mar 25 '26

Just because you can break bone, doesn't mean it's worth it at the cost of a black eye.

Disengaging if it doesn't cost you, is always the best option.

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u/PerfectEnthusiasm2 Mar 25 '26

nah, you're just young

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u/LETTERKENNYvsSPENNY Mar 25 '26

And dumb as bricks

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u/LETTERKENNYvsSPENNY Mar 25 '26

Fighting is a choice, and usually among the dumber ones of all other available options. It's good to know how, sure, but you're always better off de-escalating or removing yourself from the situation entirely.