Got Attacked Last Night

[circusgirl]

I'm going to have to rethink my martial arts training...

I was walking back home frmo a bar last night in my goth girl gear and some asshole made a stupid comment. So I ignored hmi. A few yards on another asshole made another comment so Itold him to fuck off. His girlfriend then screamed in my face, I'd had enough, I screamed back at her to fuck off and said she was a fat ugly bitch.

She took a swing at me and punched me on the ear. THe fight lasted a few minutes, I swear, she couldn't feel any pain at all, I must';ve punched her in the head 10 times. SHe hit me a few times but wasn't much of a hitter so I wasn't bothered.

Unfortunately, all the stuff we learn in class about blocking, deflecting etc didn't work because I was too surprised/adrenalised/panicked to think. And because I spar so much, my automatic reactino was to spar back. If she had had the faintest idea how to really hurt someone, or had had a knife, I'd be dead by now.

SHe BIT me.On the arm. I am mmunised against hep B and have had a tetanus booster in the last year, and it's a big bruise, but still, what a BITCH.

I went to the police who brought me with them in their car and caught up with the two. Since there were no witnesses to who threw the first punch, the couldn't arrest them but the police were very sympathetic to me, they said they knew I was telling the truth (why would I attack a woman who had a big beefy bloke with her?). SO they droppde me off at the hospital.

I waited hours, got given some antibiotics. Jeez, there are LOTS of fights in the city on a saturday,blood everywhere, busted noser ten to a dozen.... drunk bastards pissing off the staff, people arguing in the waiting room... glad I don't work there.

I need to find some martialarts training that concentrates on street defense, as my sport-oreiented tkd wasn't much good. I know Muay Thai is sports-oriented, but it looks a bit more hardcore and realistic, would this be a good option? Or should I go for Jitsu? Ideas folks?

 

[greenday]

I don't think training has anything to do with it, its your mentality. I remember in high school, I got in a fight with someone with a black belt, and I kicked the shit out of him, I was so pissed off, and my "retard strength" kicked in. It sounds like you were scared because of her size, and the fact your attempt to hurt her had no effect. I believe that a person's mind and personality can be more important in winning a fight, than the person with the bigger muscles.

 

[Doktor Bollix]

Most Martial Arts doesn't help much in street fights, despite what people think, unless the other person/people are totally crap. People have to be well trained and practiced to be effective in stressful situations, the mental aspect is huge.

 

[Norman Bates]

Guess i´m lucky, noone ever wanted to fight me. Maybe i´m too intimidating, maybe i´m not a worthy target

Nevertheless, people who had that problem and who talked about it said that any martial art/sport that included full contact training helped a bit to keep cool during stress situations.

 

[circusgirl]

The full-contact aspect of tkd helped, in that when she punched me, I didn't recoil in surprise, or run off and cry, I automatically went to punch her back. And the punch as such didn't shock me, as I'm used to that.

Unfortunately, as I didn't have time to react and think of my response, I did automatically what I do in training - hence I fought back with my fists. Now, thinking back, had I had more practice in using elbows, knees, and other "dirty fighting" techniques, I might have used those too.

So yes, my training did help, in that she found me a difficult opponent. Having said that, a drunken slugfest was what she was after. And I was lucky that that's all it was.

This makes me think that I need to take either an MA or some self-defense courses that are specifically geared towards facing someone in the street, and not towards fighting in the ring. If my automatic response was something a bit more effective, it might work better.

I now know I won't get an aggression response in me or time to think in such a situation (as when ther people confront me aggressively I am unable to be angry back, but I can fight), so my practiced response needs to be something more effective. Like deflection plus running.

And next time I wear platforms or heels, I will wear trainers to and from the bar/club, so I can run away quickly if there is a problem.

 

[circusgirl]

thanks sk - unfortunately with my husband in DC at the moment, there's not a lot he can do...

 

[Doktor Bollix]

Krav Maga. Look into it.

 

[IronMan271]

certain forms of martial arts are just for show or competition.
in a fight, I always go for the throat, eyes, nose and lastly the knees and elbow joints. I hate when people attack others for no reason. I wish that wouldnt happen

 

[MaGilicuti]

fighting is stupid

 

[ROLGOR]

quote Doktor Bollix


Krav Maga. Look into it.
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The Doc's got the prescription. The problem is karate, boxing ect depend on keeping distance and throwing kicks and punches. real world the fight usually goes to grappeling. Krav Maga is the best but even jujitsu or judo will give you an advantage when the fight turns into grappeling.
MaGilicuti I agree with you. BUT If someone attacks you do you lay on the ground and get beat up or do you defend yourself? I have never started a fight, I don't like to hurt people. More than that though,I don't like myself or my family/loved ones to get hurt and will do whatever it takes to insure that the person who has forced this situation on me never does so again.