self defence is a legal term and a concept

most men AND women will lose to any normal sized human male that has
1- intent to maim or injure
2- lack of consideration for the consequences
3- propensity for the escalation of violence as briefly as possible in a given scenario


in my experience the % of population that has the intestinal fortitude, physical blessings, and fighting skill to fight off your average thug is suprisingly low


most people have a massively inflated self perception of their ability to fight, especially men ( it is a massive part of our identity as men to be "tough" or "badass" )
most people have no legitimate fighting skills
size differences matter exponentially more the less skilled you are in fighting


if you want to do martial arts do the one you will enjoy the most, women seem to enjoy judo, bjj, cardio kickboxing (this is kind of an exercise class tbh)
two days a month at the shooting range with a small caliber pistol you are proficient in maintaining and utilizing, would be more effective for "self defence" than 10,000 hours on the mats.

there is too many what if scenarios and strawmans, especially on a topic so sensitive to male ego fragility

source: ran a mma gym, combat arms veteran, bjj brown belt, 90% finishing rate in competitive jiu jitsu, survived prison (booty intact), marskmanship coach, etc



tldr

run away
martial arts are for enjoyment

no one on this forum has any legit street fighting experience IRL except me. lol.

it doesn't go how you think. its not a fucking ufc fight.

This post was edited by Drox on Sep 21 2024 11:08am

nice

no doubt you have the most experience getting pegged and running away from fights since that's what you keep talking about on my thread for some reason.. go away

You could train your whole life but if Drox wanted to take your virginity there's absolutely nothing you could do about it

Buy a gun and close this trash thread. Or carry pepper spray. Fighting is not for little girls.