On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:08:29 +0100, Orchid XP v8 <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:

>
>OK, two things.
>
>1. Even having an actual gun in your pocket won't help you if you're 
>outnumbered. I don't think this would make me feel any safer.

Misunderstanding due to a common misconception. 
I did not mean to imply that knowing how to fight would make you safer. But
studying aikido or judo would improve your confidence, over time. For instance
carrying a gun or a knife actually makes you more likely to get injured,
probably due to a sense of over confidence. Knowing your true abilities and
limits makes you a rounder person.


>2. I'd be far too shy to even attempt to do something like this. I'd be 
>too afraid of making an idiot of myself in front of everybody else.

That is a problem but sometimes you have to do things that you don't want to do.
Anyway its fun after you get over the initial embarrassment. Well I thought so.

>(As one of my sister's many boyfriends once explained, his Jui Jitsu 
>instructor once explained to the class "if a bunch of guys start picking 
>on you in the street, *run away*! Don't try to do Jui Jitsu on them. It 
>won't work.")

Sensible, lots of people believe the movies and that can be dangerous. If you
know that you can then you don't need to prove anything.
-- 

Regards
     Stephen

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