It is a bad idea to jump around in the air during a fight (as they do in TKD) it's usually best to keep one foot (at least) grounded if possible. Once you have jumped into the air you cannot change your trajectory and against a good opponent you will be made to pay for such recklessness.
It is entertaining to watch though.
Such is Life...
Every fight ive ever seen since school has been between two drunken people who have just grabbed one another by the collar and punched with the other hand until the fight is split up or has been 15 chavs piling in on one or two guys.
Martial arts in these circumstances seem relatively pointless...
"Son," he said without preamble, "never trust a man who doesn't drink, because he's probably a self-righteous sort, a man who thinks he knows right from wrong all the time. Some of them are good men, but in the name of goodness, they cause most of the suffering in the world. They're the judges, the meddlers. And, son, never trust a man who drinks but refuses to get drunk. They're usually afraid of something deep down inside, either that they're a coward or a fool or mean and violent. You can't trust a man who's afraid of himself. But sometimes, son, you can trust a man who occasionally kneels before a toilet. The chances are that he is learning something about humility and his natural human foolishness, about how to survive himself. It's damned hard for a man to take himself too seriously when he's heaving his guts into a dirty toilet bowl.
Some of those mixed martial arts submission holds might come in handy against a big drunken goon. Not sure about a horde of chavs. Probably would need at least a semi-automatic rifle for that.Originally Posted by Spawnie
The Rules
Copper- behave toward others to elicit treatment you would like (the manipulative rule)
Gold- treat others how you would like them to treat you (the self regard rule)
Platinum - treat others the way they would like to be treated (the PC rule)
Don't understimate the effect that training has in a fight, even when the guy's too drunk to remember where he parked his car. I've never seen a drunken martial arts master fight, but I've sen plenty of guys use their military close combat moves in a drunken stupor.
Full auto, and nothing longer than a carbine. You don't want to be swinging a long barrel around, as it's too easy for the chavs to deflect or grab. For maximum effect, I'd suggest an SMG, like an MP5 or an Uzi.
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