When I am teaching my Students it becomes very clear that many do not see that there is a huge difference between Self Defence and Fighting, most think that the two are the same. Self Defence should be a method used to get out of a violent Situation as quickly as possible and as such should always, always include and escape strategy, usually the "Nike Defence". Fighting is a lot more complicated and is usually more about Ego and Dominance than escape. Fighting is a contest between two or more individuals that by definition needs to have a result, Win or Loose. Self Defence needs an outcome, Survival. This becomes very obvious when Students start adding flourishes and extra little tweaks to a Scenario than they where instructed, they start using Techniques that they think have more "Visibility and Social Credibility" than direct shots that just do the Job and go largely unnoticed. If someone Lunges at me with a Punch, and I have the chance to side step him, push him to the floor and then make of in Great Haste {the Nike Defence}, then this should be the choice, and not choosing to try to off load all my favourite techniques, and join in Battle. Self Defence is about survival, not about becoming Jackie Chan. And fights are very Dynamic and have a will of their own than cannot be controlled, the longer you are involved in a fight the more chance there is that you will come second.
Become a Hunter, look for a way to not alert the Prey, look for a way to finish the event before the other guy knows that it has started and then depart. And not a Fighter that will hang around trying for a result instead of leaving.
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