but you're supposed to be learning how to become a hardened street warrior, remember? and you're training in a system that is meant for use on The Streets. it's logical to say that you will use the techniques you've trained in during your big fight. if these techniques put you at legal risk, you should train in something else, simple as that. unless of course you're so bad you can take on a shower room full of inmates with no problem.
you are right that anything involving self-defense is very murky. for instance, if you're a businessman taking your usual route home from work, you're jumped in an alley and you break a guy's arm, you'll be looked at much more favorably by a judge than if you get in a barfight and break a guy's arm. it's about lawyership, the predisposition of the judge, whether or not there are witnesses, and how you're perceived in general (not to mention varying state and local laws). but face it guys, it's pretty easy not to fight. if you got yourself into a fight that you couldn't get out of, there's a strong chance you were just being an asshole somewhere along the line, and most judges know this. so you might find yourself with the burden of proof from the get-go. suffice it to say that legally, it's a very grey area, one with potentially huge consequences for you, and one which i would much rather avoid altogether.
as far as sparring and training against resisting partners goes, there's another thread on this board that offers some interesting information on the subject. and my hands are not lethal weapons, that is exactly the kind of delusion i am trying to get people out of.
- zach
you are right that anything involving self-defense is very murky. for instance, if you're a businessman taking your usual route home from work, you're jumped in an alley and you break a guy's arm, you'll be looked at much more favorably by a judge than if you get in a barfight and break a guy's arm. it's about lawyership, the predisposition of the judge, whether or not there are witnesses, and how you're perceived in general (not to mention varying state and local laws). but face it guys, it's pretty easy not to fight. if you got yourself into a fight that you couldn't get out of, there's a strong chance you were just being an asshole somewhere along the line, and most judges know this. so you might find yourself with the burden of proof from the get-go. suffice it to say that legally, it's a very grey area, one with potentially huge consequences for you, and one which i would much rather avoid altogether.
as far as sparring and training against resisting partners goes, there's another thread on this board that offers some interesting information on the subject. and my hands are not lethal weapons, that is exactly the kind of delusion i am trying to get people out of.
- zach
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