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hiddensailor14 said:So, what's the point?
If you had actually broken his arm, you’d be facing charges. That wouldn't qualify as self-defense. There is a massive difference between neutralizing an attacker and going out of your way to escalate things by twisting someone's elbow. Seriously, man, stay away from the booze.😎
mellowsailor14 said:About ten days ago, I had my high school graduation. Around 1:00 AM, two of my buddies called me up and said, "Man, they're messing with Ness (who is my best friend in class), come join us." I’d had maybe five beers, so I was feeling a bit buzzed🙂 (I'm not much of a drinker), and I headed out in front of the hotel. There were three guys there (it wasn't even their graduation party🙄), and they were getting into a heated argument with my friends. My crew ended up being pretty intimidated, and I just stood there listening to some kid born in '91, a guy from '90, and someone my own age ('88) hurling threats at them.
I couldn't help myself; I have a naturally short fuse. This kid from '91 started yelling at me—something along the lines of "Stay out of this, man!"—and I just snapped. He was sitting in a chair and started lunging toward me, so I hit him with a front kick that sent him right back into the seat.
To avoid looking like some bully who just attacks kids, I immediately turned to the oldest one and asked if we should take this to the park to settle things—I didn't want to beat the kid right there on the sidewalk because a traffic cop happened to be passing by. He didn't say a word; instead, he swung a clumsy, unrefined punch straight at my head. From that moment on, everything became muscle memory.
I dodged the punch, grabbed his arm, and executed a kata guruma throw. After the throw, I was positioned over him—he was on his back, obviously—and I began raining punches down on his head. Following that, I grabbed his arm and applied a juji gatame.
The officer had been standing there like a statue, and only then did he move to break us up. At that exact second, I was actually pulling on his arm to break it, but at the last possible moment, I remembered that I couldn't afford a criminal record if I wanted to get into my target university (an academy run by the Department of Justice)
Eventually, they separated us. He could barely move his arm (though it wasn't broken). A "specialist" showed up, and I ended up facing a fine, which I calculate to be roughly $533. Even though it was clearly self-defense, the idiots at the police station told me that once public order is disturbed, it doesn't matter who the aggressor is.
I am quite calm about the whole thing.
mellowsailor14 said:...I just couldn't help myself. I tend to get a bit worked up by nature... though usually, I'm a pretty calm guy.
briskgull4 said:Heh. 😈
John Wells51 said:oh man, seriously🤣 🤣 😎 . How long has it been?
Thomas Hughes40 said:Hey, maybe all you guys training just to become better people should add a line to your signatures: "I train martial arts to become a better version of myself." 😁 😁 😁 😁 😁 😁 Does that sound a little cheesy to you?
Thomas Hughes40 said:Hey guys, all those dudes training just to "become better people"—why don't they just put it in their bio: "I train martial arts to be a better person." 😁 😁 😁 😁 😁 😁 Sounds a bit cheesy, doesn't it?
Gerald Smith76 said:Mastering kata and juji... yeah, clearly someone had a few too many drinks. 😬
Lucky his buddy didn't step in and deck him or land a shoe right to the temple.
Man, I would've paid to see that first part...
briskgull4 said:a mix of a fox and a lion—that's me 😬 😈