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TracyKarate · 05-19-2002, 04:59 AM

A sign of the times:
My instructor gave us a breakdown of a confrontation he was involved in at the mall food court today. He was waiting in line with his girlfriend in front of three punk teenagers who began to harass him about his school jacket. He ignored them until one of the punks started flicking his finger onto the picture of the tiger on his back. My instructor told us that he timed it and on the fifth "flick" he turned quickly and grabbed his wrist. With slight pressure, he asked "Now do you want to do that again?" all the while keeping his eye on the other two, who were swearing and shouting threats. His girlfriend hailed a security guard who escorted the punks out of the mall. A few people congratulated him as he ate his lunch. He made us proud to be training with him because he could have used a lot more force, but he only used what was necessary to end the confrontaion. I believe that is a true sign of an accomplished martial artist.

05-19-2002, 04:59 AM	#1 (permalink)
TracyKarate Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 193 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Attacked at the mall A sign of the times: My instructor gave us a breakdown of a confrontation he was involved in at the mall food court today. He was waiting in line with his girlfriend in front of three punk teenagers who began to harass him about his school jacket. He ignored them until one of the punks started flicking his finger onto the picture of the tiger on his back. My instructor told us that he timed it and on the fifth "flick" he turned quickly and grabbed his wrist. With slight pressure, he asked "Now do you want to do that again?" all the while keeping his eye on the other two, who were swearing and shouting threats. His girlfriend hailed a security guard who escorted the punks out of the mall. A few people congratulated him as he ate his lunch. He made us proud to be training with him because he could have used a lot more force, but he only used what was necessary to end the confrontaion. I believe that is a true sign of an accomplished martial artist. __________________ "The mind does not choose the situation, but through practice can choose how it is to be realized."