[extropy-chat] weaponry

Kevin Freels cmcmortgage at sbcglobal.net
Wed Jan 12 21:51:06 UTC 2005


I think that martial arts is a very good way to handle things if they get
close enough, but personally I prefer to keep my distance if at all
possible.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dirk Bruere" <dirk at neopax.com>
To: "Mike Lorrey" <mlorrey at yahoo.com>; "ExI chat list"
<extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 1:49 PM
Subject: Re: [extropy-chat] weaponry


> Mike Lorrey wrote:
>
> >--- Dirk Bruere <dirk at neopax.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >>Samantha Atkins wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>Great for you but the majority of folks need an equalizer to be as
> >>>
> >>>
> >>safe.
> >>
> >>
> >>No, they just think they do.
> >>The injuries I've suffered doing martial arts over the years far
> >>outweighs the sum total of injuries I may have avoided.
> >>The vast majority of people do not get beaten to pulp on the streets,
> >>even once in their lives.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >The one time I became a victim of assault, the assailant was high on
> >drugs, and I was unarmed. As many of you know, I am not a small man. I
> >pack a punch, and I have some training in hand to hand combat. This guy
> >just wouldn't go down. After pummelling him several times and
> >attempting to walk away several times, the police finally showed up
> >(this happened on a well populated street in the club district of
> >Burlington, VT) after about 15 minutes, when I was pretty worn out and
> >worried about ending it positively.
> >
> >
> >
> One of the things about a good martial art is that it will teach you
> several ways to knock someone like that unconscious. Or straight out
> kill them, depending on the requirement.
>
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