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<blockquote data-quote="TheWastelander" data-source="post: 634890" data-attributes="member: 6909">RE: This is why you must train a live Martial ArtIf a situation can be safely avoided, it should be. I don't want to go down the &quot;What If&quot; hypothetical rabbit hole here but I'd like to point out that if you're cornered by some unarmed asshole wanting to throw down and you shoot him, you're gonna be in deep shit. There are situations where you might be forced to punch your way out. Just how it is, so you might as well get proficient at it.Futhermore, the cops, prosecutors, and possibly a jury determine whether your fear was reasonable or not. Saying you were afraid for your life isn't a magical get out of jail free card.Learning martial skills, both armed and unarmed, gives you more options than you'd have if you just learned one or the other.If it's your opinion that dancing's a better investment of your time than learning how to defend yourself, so be it. I don't see why you can't do both.Anyway, that'll be it for me. Don't want to derail the thread any further.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TheWastelander, post: 634890, member: 6909"] [b]RE: This is why you must train a live Martial Art[/b] If a situation can be safely avoided, it should be. I don't want to go down the "What If" hypothetical rabbit hole here but I'd like to point out that if you're cornered by some unarmed asshole wanting to throw down and you shoot him, you're gonna be in deep shit. There are situations where you might be forced to punch your way out. Just how it is, so you might as well get proficient at it. Futhermore, the cops, prosecutors, and possibly a jury determine whether your fear was reasonable or not. Saying you were afraid for your life isn't a magical get out of jail free card. Learning martial skills, both armed and unarmed, gives you more options than you'd have if you just learned one or the other. If it's your opinion that dancing's a better investment of your time than learning how to defend yourself, so be it. I don't see why you can't do both. Anyway, that'll be it for me. Don't want to derail the thread any further. [/QUOTE]

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