Comments on: Two good ways to avoid a fight http://www.martialwhat.com/two-good-ways-to-avoid-a-fight/ What, how and about martial arts Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:22:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: massimo http://www.martialwhat.com/two-good-ways-to-avoid-a-fight/comment-page-1/#comment-217 massimo Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:50:14 +0000 http://www.martialwhat.com/?p=226#comment-217 @Bob thanks for the comment, what you say is absolutely right. @Steve thanks for the exchange and the comment. @Alan your example is nearly a post on its own: I am so astonished when I see random people just following a basic instinct without realising in the kind of trouble they could get involved with... @Bob thanks for the comment, what you say is absolutely right.

@Steve thanks for the exchange and the comment.

@Alan your example is nearly a post on its own: I am so astonished when I see random people just following a basic instinct without realising in the kind of trouble they could get involved with…

]]> By: Alan Gibson http://www.martialwhat.com/two-good-ways-to-avoid-a-fight/comment-page-1/#comment-216 Alan Gibson Thu, 18 Jun 2009 07:01:01 +0000 http://www.martialwhat.com/?p=226#comment-216 Hi I could not agree more with Massimo. I wanted to comment upon the road rage blog but there was no facility. Most of the time you need to ask the question - do I NEED/HAVE to have this conflict / fight. You could also ask what are the chances of my getting into trouble as a result of getting in this fight or what are the possible repercussions. In this article Massimo observed that the guy knew his address, so he could come home to find his family home with all the windows smashed, just because he stood up for foolish pride - better to let it go. The other Road Rage incedent probably happend because someone was driving (deliberately or not) in a way that the other somehow thought impinged on his "RIGHTS" / "RIGHT OF WAY" and this caused him to be upset. Peoples feelings and silly ideas about their "rights" will often get them into trouble. Personally I dislike driving and always potter around like I am 90 yrs old - I find it far less stressfull to arrive early and have a listen to the radio, than to be constantly late and shouting at everyone else for being too slow (driving like 90 yr olds)and ruining my attempts to arrive on time! We all make driving errors occasionally, we all drive without due consideration to others sometime and we probably have all been guilty of driving dangerously fast at some point in our lives. Although I have to say I do it less nowadays. Of course, I get as pissed as the next guy if someone threatens my life or that of my family by driving incosiderately or dangerously and I'm just as like ly to salute this behavoir with two fingers but most of the time it's easier for me (and my family) to let it go and get on with getting on. Hi
I could not agree more with Massimo.
I wanted to comment upon the road rage blog but there was no facility.
Most of the time you need to ask the question – do I NEED/HAVE to have this conflict / fight.
You could also ask what are the chances of my getting into trouble as a result of getting in this fight or what are the possible repercussions.
In this article Massimo observed that the guy knew his address, so he could come home to find his family home with all the windows smashed, just because he stood up for foolish pride – better to let it go.
The other Road Rage incedent probably happend because someone was driving (deliberately or not) in a way that the other somehow thought impinged on his “RIGHTS” / “RIGHT OF WAY” and this caused him to be upset. Peoples feelings and silly ideas about their “rights” will often get them into trouble.
Personally I dislike driving and always potter around like I am 90 yrs old – I find it far less stressfull to arrive early and have a listen to the radio, than to be constantly late and shouting at everyone else for being too slow (driving like 90 yr olds)and ruining my attempts to arrive on time!
We all make driving errors occasionally, we all drive without due consideration to others sometime and we probably have all been guilty of driving dangerously fast at some point in our lives. Although I have to say I do it less nowadays.
Of course, I get as pissed as the next guy if someone threatens my life or that of my family by driving incosiderately or dangerously and I’m just as like ly to salute this behavoir with two fingers but most of the time it’s easier for me (and my family) to let it go and get on with getting on.

]]> By: S.Smith http://www.martialwhat.com/two-good-ways-to-avoid-a-fight/comment-page-1/#comment-214 S.Smith Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:33:58 +0000 http://www.martialwhat.com/?p=226#comment-214 Great stories and your blog is compelling. I put you on my blogroll today. Thanks for contacting me earlier. Great stories and your blog is compelling. I put you on my blogroll today. Thanks for contacting me earlier.

]]> By: Bob Barnham http://www.martialwhat.com/two-good-ways-to-avoid-a-fight/comment-page-1/#comment-201 Bob Barnham Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:52:17 +0000 http://www.martialwhat.com/?p=226#comment-201 An interesting and agreeable post. I think it highlights one of the many benefits, of any genre of self-defence discipline, which is the confidence you attain, through training, that allows you the choice to walk away without feeling the need to prove yourself. An interesting and agreeable post. I think it highlights one of the many benefits, of any genre of self-defence discipline, which is the confidence you attain, through training, that allows you the choice to walk away without feeling the need to prove yourself.

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