Actually no, I never used TKD to defend myself. I never had to.
If I had, it would depend on the fight. If it's one on one and the guy tried to pull me to the ground then I would have been beaten to a pulp. Come on, he's supposed to stay 3 feet away from me and bounce up and down like we did in Tae Kwon Do sparring.
I'm really "thrown" by the comments above regarding Traditional Jujitsu. I had thought the Bujinkan Taijitsu stuff would be more practical - the practice against knife attackers, handguns, and teach you how to defend yourself with a knife also (of legal size). Check out their URL:
www.tacticalselfdefense.com I'm just concerned they might be nuts.
Anyone else have advice?