In a street encounter, if you walk away without your face bashed, stabbed, or whatever you have done pretty well in my book. There are so many variables ya know? Just cuz you take a punch to the face doesn't mean you lost if you then took the other guy down. Movies tend to give this impression that an awesome martial artist blocks everything before it ever makes contact but combat isn't like that..its more like minimizing damage to one's self.
Maybe this 4th degree was a complete wuss? Who knows...just because he was externally good at TKD doesn't mean he didn't just fall over when hit for the first time but someone intend on hurting him...I dunno just some thoughts.
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