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Jen
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Jen asked in Social ScienceGender Studies · 1 decade ago

Would it be a bad idea to get into a physical conflict with you?

Are you able to defend yourself. Are you dangerous? Why?

Update:

Do you have any special training? Are you large or small? Does it matter.

Update 2:

Do you have any special training? Are you large or small? Does it matter?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    I have been trained in two martial arts all my life, had some great hand-to-hand training and such by my father who was U.S. Army, and then awesome special training when I was serving in the Army myself. Then, in nursing, I got interested in nursing roles and responsibilities in violent confrontations, how to not so much "defend" yourself, but how to de-escalate violent situations and how to safely and harmlessly restrain a person who might harm themselves or others. My big brother was captain of his college wrestling team and he trained me in that sport to have a practice partner. That wrestling training saved me from being raped several times.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I'm generalizing here but I'd say I could hold my own and then some against many women. I may be petite but I'm a spitfire and got in quite a bit of fights back in the day plus I think some of my tae kwon do training would give me an advantage. I'm not so bold as to say I could equally take a man but my small size and quick speed do give me an advantage plus if given the chance I could easily incapacitate him long enough(swift kick to the jewels) to either kick him in the face, run away, call the cops or all of the above.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I'm pretty small/ healthy weight, I don't have any special training in hand to hand combat or anything like that, lol. I do carry mace on my key chain and have a pistol in the drawer by my bed and one in a kitchen drawer (I have no children in my house don't worry).

    There aren't many situations I can think of where I would be obligated to fight someone hand to hand. I'd have no problem hitting someone in the head with the nearest heavy object or poking out someone's eye if I had to.

  • Me
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    Hard to say. I haven't had a serious physical confrontation in over 20 years (not since I was in my teens.) I didn't always do all that well back then - but I was a lot smaller and weaker back then, so who knows what would happen now? I haven't found anything I couldn't walk away from in years.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I don't think I would have a problem swinging a hatchet into the back of someone's head. Then I'd pull out a book and wait for the police. There's little use in running.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I'm almost a sociopath ( which means I don't feels bad about hurting someone).

    I myself have a very high pain threshold,( which means it'll be hard for them to hurt me)

    I have pent up aggression and anger, a nasty temper and keep a cool head under pressure.

    I am not particularly large ,5'9" 170 lbs, but am pretty damn strong and anything I lack in size I make up for in speed.

    I boxed and competed in judo in my teens and 20's , I've had probably 50 street fights and am not to bad with a knife ,but my most valuable training was growing up with a sonofabitch of an older brother.

    Wanna go a few rounds ?

  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

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  • 1 decade ago

    It most certainly would be a bad idea. But you would really have to push the issue. No punch thrown, no problem.

    We used to punch bags of rocks for 'fun.'

    Violence is not the answer. Especially if your problem is me!

    Source(s): Former martial arts trainer, current practitioner.
  • 1 decade ago

    it's always a bad idea to get into a physical conflict with someone. there is always the chance of someone being seriously injured or killed and that is not something anyone should have to deal with.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I do not know how to defend. Never felt the need to learn.

    So I 'd not get into any fight. In fact no one would even get to that point with me.

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