27-10-2015, 01:56 PM
(27-10-2015, 10:26 AM)Ellie Wrote: Wantapair - Madness. ^_^ And with DDDs as well!
jamiemason - The area I'm in isn't particularly liberal, and on a Friday night I didn't really want to deal with the drunk yobs, but figured since I would be on trains or at the train station the entire time and there would be plenty of security if anyone started giving me trouble. I might have been overly paranoid, but that helped with the confidence. I knew it wouldn't be a problem at the club. Happy to get my feet wet at last.
Not to derail the topic, have you (or anyone reading) taken some self-defense classes, or better yet, aikido, judo, or jiujitsu? (In that order)
Aikido and Judo are good for putting people on the ground, and "gentle" in the sense of not attacking so much as redirecting an assailant's force.
I'm an outlier, I'm sure, but I have some rather "personal" damages from the "boys will be boys" attitude - so I'm big on being able to defend myself. Better judged by 12 than carried by 6.
Jiujitus, BTW, involves a lot more groundwork (wrestling). Great for finishing things, but for us, I think the objective is to get away, not beat the opponents.
Maybe we should fork this thread off so the original stays on-topic? How does that work here, just post a new thread?